President Trump issued a strong rebuke today, denouncing Black Lives Matter protesters who were seen harassing an elderly couple dining in Pittsburgh, calling the harassers “Thugs!”
He tweeted, “BLM Protesters horribly harass elderly Pittsburgh diners, scaring them with loud taunts while taking their food right off their plate. These Anarchists, not protesters, are Biden voters, but he has no control and nothing to say. Disgraceful. Never seen anything like it. Thugs!”
“And because of weak and pathetic Democrat leadership, this thuggery is happening in other Democrat run cities and states. Must shut them down fast. Biden and his most Liberal in Senate running mate, Kamala, won’t even talk about it. They won’t utter the words, LAW & ORDER,” he added.
….And because of weak and pathetic Democrat leadership, this thuggery is happening in other Democrat run cities and states. Must shut them down fast. Biden and his most Liberal in Senate running mate, Kamala, won’t even talk about it. They won’t utter the words, LAW & ORDER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
A protester has denied being the “aggressor,” while wearing a “Nazi Lives Don’t Matter” shirt, saying the viral video only shows one side of the story.
From The New York Post:
Nique Craft was part of a wild mob who harassed white patrons as they dined al fresco in Steel City on Saturday.
Craft, who identifies as non-binary, was seen on video approaching an elderly couple, snatching one of their beers and guzzling it before walking away.
Craft told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the woman offered them to come over, have a drink and discuss the situation.
“So, being a theatrical, snarky type of person that I am, I said that I don’t have time to wait for you to order another beer,” Craft said. “I will take the one you have.”
Craft said the two videos that went viral on Facebook don’t show the whole picture.
Craft claimed three men screamed “Blue lives matter” at the protesters — with one of them allegedly swinging a bike at the group.
A man then allegedly grabbed Craft’s hair and placed his hand on Craft’s chest, saying he was stopping Craft from confronting another man.
When the scuffle ended, the old man whose beer Craft drank began denouncing the protesters’ behavior — and that’s when Craft claims the woman he was with gave the invite.
“Even though people [at the restaurant] saw that whole thing, they still saw me as an aggressor,” said Craft.
The videos of the encounter also show one Black Lives Matter protester sneering at the diners, “F–k the white people that built the system” and another swiping a glass off a table, causing it to smash on the ground.
In a Facebook post reported by KDKA in Pittsburgh, Craft wrote, “protest isn’t supposed to be cute marches down the street with adorable photo ops to be used for Facebook profiles. I’m here to disrupt.”
Craft also said, “We seriously get hit everyday that we march. Hueless aggression is escalating because the white moderate has decided we don’t need to fight for our rights anymore.”
Cops are investigating the two videos.
Trump later tweeted out that “suburban voters are pouring into the Republican Party because of the violence in Democrat run cities and states. If Biden gets in, this violence is “coming to the Suburbs”, and FAST. You could say goodbye to your American Dream!”
Suburban voters are pouring into the Republican Party because of the violence in Democrat run cities and states. If Biden gets in, this violence is “coming to the Suburbs”, and FAST. You could say goodbye to your American Dream!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
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