Quotes by Donald Trump on Public Safety and Civil Unrest
#DonaldTrump 11/25/14: "With our weak leadership in Washington you can expect Ferguson type riots and looting in other places." » #Trump 6/1/20: "Our nation has been gripped by professional anarchists, violent mobs, arsonists…and others." Click To Tweet
Quotes by Donald Trump on Public Safety and Civil Unrest
THEN
2014 - 2016

- Nov 25, 2014
Our country is totally fractured and, with our weak leadership in Washington, you can expect Ferguson type riots and looting in other places
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2014
- Dec 1, 2014
Obama is community organizing from the Oval Office on Ferguson today. More riots sure to follow.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 1, 2014
- Oct 13, 2016
Time, Oct 13, 2016
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- Feb 10, 2014
Fox News (via Washington Post), Sept 3, 2019
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- April 27, 2015
Our great African American President hasn't exactly had a positive impact on the thugs who are so happily and openly destroying Baltimore!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2015
“The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end. Beginning on January 20th, 2017, safety will be restored. The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead…
“When I take the oath of office next year, I will restore law and order to our country.”
- July 21, 2016
Politico, July 21, 2016
Full text: Donald Trump 2016 RNC draft speech transcript
#DonaldTrump 4/27/15: "Our great African American President hasn’t exactly had a positive impact on the thugs…destroying Baltimore!" » #Trump 7/3/20: "Angry mobs…unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities." Click To Tweet
NOW
2020

“Our nation has been gripped by professional anarchists, violent mobs, arsonists, looters, criminals, rioters, Antifa, and others. A number of state and local governments have failed to take necessary action to safeguard their residents. Innocent people have been savagely beaten, like the young man in Dallas, Texas, who was left dying on the street, or the woman in Upstate New York viciously attacked by dangerous thugs.
“Small-business owners have seen their dreams utterly destroyed. New York’s Finest have been hit in the face with bricks. Brave nurses, who have battled the virus, are afraid to leave their homes. A police precinct station has been overrun. Here in the nation’s capital, the Lincoln Memorial and the World War Two Memorial have been vandalized. One of our most historic churches was set ablaze. A federal officer in California, an African American enforcement hero, was shot and killed.
“These are not acts of peaceful protest. These are acts of domestic terror. The destruction of innocent life and the spilling of innocent blood is an offense to humanity and a crime against God.”
June 1, 2020 -
White House, June 1, 2020
Statement by the President
“This attack on our liberty, our magnificent liberty, must be stopped, and it will be stopped very quickly. We will expose this dangerous movement, protect our nation’s children, end this radical assault, and preserve our beloved American way of life.”
July 3, 2020 -
Factbase, July 3, 2020
Speech: Donald Trump Attends a Fourth of July Fireworks Show at Mount Rushmore - July 3, 2020
“I’m the only thing standing between the American Dream and total anarchy, madness, and chaos.”
Aug 21, 2020 -
White House, Aug 21, 2020
Remarks by President Trump at the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting
“The radical left in America is waging open war on law enforcement. Hundreds of officers nationwide have been injured in left-wing riots and mobs. You see it. You see it all the time…
“For the entire summer, Biden was silent as left-wing mobs assaulted police officers, when Biden was far-left supporters set fire to police cars and precinct stations, courthouses... if Biden ever did win, he would surrender your country to the mob. You know that and he will have nothing to do with it. It’s not him. I mean, he’s being — he’s going to be pushed around…
“If Biden wins, the mob wins. If Biden wins, the rioters and anarchists and — Look, you see what’s going on. The arsonists and flag burners. How about the flag burning? I would love — I would love to have a law — This is so sad what’s going on.”
Sept 13, 2020 -
Factbase, RefDATE
Speech: Donald Trump Holds a Campaign Rally in Henderson, Nevada - September 13, 2020
#DonaldTrump 7/21/16: "When I take the oath of office next year I will restore law and order to our country." » #Trump 9/13/20: "If Biden wins, the rioters and anarchists and -- Look, you see what’s going on." Click To Tweet