Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Trump Shows No Sympathy For Martin Gugino!

Trump claimed the man shoved to the ground faked the injuries.

BE WARNED THE IMAGES AND VIDEOS ARE GRAPHIC.

The President of the United States tweets a conspiracy theory about the protester who was shoved to the ground by the Buffalo Police. He decided to go after Martin Gugino, the 75-year old man who got seriously injured during a weekend of protest for George Floyd.

Gugino was seen bleeding from his ears when two dirty cops shoved him to the ground.

Donald J. Trump tweeted from a One American News Network agitator who previously worked for the Russian-sponsored Sputnik Media.



Trump, who has called himself "your president of law and order," was once again siding firmly with police over the protesters who have taken to the streets across the country.

With his tweet, Trump attempted to cast doubt on video showing Buffalo police shoving the man, who fell backward and hit his head on the sidewalk. He was seen bleeding from his head as officers walk away.
Trump continues to divide America.
Two Buffalo police officers have been charged with second-degree assault for the incident and could face prison sentences of up to seven years if convicted. They have pleaded not guilty.

The video is one of several that have emerged in recent weeks showing police using seemingly excessive force against protesters who are demanding justice and racial equality following the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck.

There is no evidence to suggest that anything of the sort took place.







As he has tried to malign violent protesters as "radical-left, bad people" engaging in domestic terrorism, Trump has repeatedly invoked the label "antifa," an umbrella term for leftist militants bound more by belief than organizational structure.

Gugino, who is out of the intensive care unit but remains hospitalized, has been described by friends as a retiree and veteran peace activist driven by his faith and a desire for social justice. He is involved with the Western New York Peace Center and Latin American Solidarity Committee, said Vicki Ross, the center's executive director.
Trump tweeted support for two dirty cops who seriously injured a man.
Gugino's attorney, Kelly Zarcone, told The Associated Press that Trump's accusations "are utterly baseless and ridiculous."

Gugino, she said, "has always been a peaceful protester because he cares about today's society."

"No one from law enforcement has even suggested anything otherwise, so we are at a loss to understand why the president of the United States would make such dark, dangerous, and untrue accusations about him. We can confirm that those accusations are utterly baseless and ridiculous,"she said.

The No. 2 Republican in the Senate, John Thune of South Dakota, also criticized Trump's tweet.

"It's a serious accusation, which should only be made with facts and evidence. And I haven't seen any yet," Thune told reporters at the Capitol.

Asked if the president should not be making it, Thune said: "Well, I think that's a given."

Buffalo's mayor Bryon Brown and Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York condemned Trump's tweets.

The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.



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