2:12
- ABC News
- Donald Trump
- June 8, 2020
Trump debates next move after days of protest
Protesters have turned fencing outside the White House into a memorial.
Video by Jessie DiMartino
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A day later, Trump sarcastically tweeted, \"Tremendous sincerity, what a guy. Hard to believe, with this kind of political talent, his numbers would 'tank' so badly in Utah!\"
Tremendous sincerity, what a guy. Hard to believe, with this kind of political talent, his numbers would “tank” so badly in Utah! https://t.co/KqHsHmSRKo
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 8, 2020
Romney's approval rating among Utahns has actually recently risen, and he is more popular than Trump there, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
Colin Powell, the first African-American secretary of state, and who served under three Republican presidents, became the latest major establishment figure and former military leader to blast the president on Sunday.
\"We have a Constitution. And we have to follow that Constitution. And the president has drifted away from it,\" said Powell, who also previously served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
President Trump predictably fired back on Twitter to label Powell a \"real stiff\" and \"highly overrated.\"
The president’s most extensive remarks on the death of George Floyd came last Saturday following the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 shuttle launch. In the days since, the usually chatty president has largely avoided answering questions from the media and has resisted calls for him to deliver a national address.
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He has made no effort to empathize with the protesters and has instead sought to emphasize the instances of violence and destruction with angry tweets blasting “arsonists, looters, criminals, and anarchists.”
Dr. Ben Carson, the president’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the highest-ranking African American in his administration, suggested on Sunday that there’s still time still for the president to strike a more empathetic tone.
“I believe you're going to be hearing from the president this week on this topic in some detail,\" her said.
\"And I would ask you maybe to reserve judgment until after that time,” Carson said in an interview with CNN's \"State of the Union\" Sunday when asked about the president’s retweet of a post attacking Floyd's character.
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