The Latest: Trump changes course after denouncing protesters

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):


President Donald Trump is doing a quick about-face about the protests that swept through Washington and around the world on Saturday.

Trump tweeted Sunday morning that “Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy.” He then continued, “Even if I don’t always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views.”

That came less than two hours after he first denounced the protests, which drew more than 1 million people. He tweeted he was “under the impression that we just had an election!” and adds: “Why didn’t these people vote?”

While Trump is claiming these protesters didn’t vote, that seems unlikely. Trump won the vote in the Electoral College, putting him in the White House, but Democrat Hillary Clinton captured the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/01/22/the-latest-trump-changes-course-after-denouncing-protesters/

[greymattermom]

1. I doubt that he wrote that.

It's not his style. Does he use the word "hallmark", ever?

[Fast Walker 52]

3. no doubt a staffer wrote it-- how many people can access his twitter account now, anyway?

[cstanleytech]

5. Hey if that what it takes get fumblethumbs off twitter I am for it

though it will be sad to not see so many Republicans not having to try their imitation of a pretzel to explain his most recent tweet and why it isnt offensive or vulgar.

[Marthe48]

7. his first Twitter p.w. was penis

but that was too short. So he made it 1ugepenis. Easy to guess. lol

[riversedge]

4. That was my first thought. Trump screwed up and a staff person has to come behind him

and say the right thing. Same thing happened before many times.

[wryter2000]

10. Bingo

Which will piss him off all the more.

[Hortensis]

18. For sure. Thought, style, coherence all say staff product.

I can't even imagine Trump saying "hallmark" or that he would ever want to. He doesn't rouse rabble into a frenzy with weenie words like that.

[Jacob Boehme]

2. Yup, you are correct. The ghosts are in the machine already.

[watoos]

6. Let's also be very careful here

in Trump's use of the word "peaceful." Keep in mind that Project Veritas, the O'Keefe fake pimp guy who got money from Trump's foundation, has been caught trying to pay people to cause riots at Trump events.
Trump protest groups need to be very vigilant.

[wryter2000]

11. Which makes it all the more remarkable

that we had 84,000 people in Oakland with no violence and 0 arrests. I had my eye out for troublemakers, you can bet, and didn't see a one.

[CentralMass]

8. I saw the same talking point on FB yezterday from a nut-job relative.

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[sarah FAILIN]

9. He was grounded

No there explanation.

[spiderpig]

12. I wonder how Donnie's going to take being told "No"

Will he beat up his pets?

Oh, that's right. He doesn't have any.

[Dave Starsky]

13. Probably just takes it out on the wife and kid.

They look terrified of him.

[yellowcanine]

14. Trumpers were caught flat footed by the size and scope of the protests. No question.

They will likely try to ignore them. So we need to keep protesting.

[TexasBushwhacker]

15. Thinking before tweeting isn't Trumps strong suit n/t

[DeminPennswoods]

16. Priebus must've locked Bannon in a closet

Bannon's like the crazy uncle in the attic who sometimes gets loose to wreck havoc.

[tblue37]

17. I doubt Trump wrote tis tweet. nt