Donald Trump on Black Lives Matter: 'I think they're trouble'

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

"I think they're trouble. I think they're looking for trouble," the Republican presidential candidate said during a Fox News interview with Bill O'Reilly.

"I looked at a couple of the people that were interviewed from the group," he said. "I saw them with hate coming down the street last week talking about cops and police, and what should be done to them. And that was not good. And I think it's a disgrace that they're getting away with it."

"I think it's disgraceful the way they're being catered to by the Democrats," Trump told O'Reilly. "And it's going to end up kicking them you-know-where. I don't think it's going to end up good. The fact is all lives matter. That includes black and it includes white and it includes everybody else."

He added: "And we have people, Democrats, that are afraid to even say that. They're apologizing because they say 'white lives matter' and 'all lives matter.' These are people that are unfit to run for office in my opinion."

Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-trashes-black-lives-120647513.html

[Didymus 34,380]

While I agree that the anti-police sentiments are unreasonably tolerated by everyone including politicians, this is a very poor way of addressing a very complex issue..

Which is probably what makes him so successful. It's easy to agree with him. You don't have to think & thinking is the last thing he seems to want to stimulate.

[gagzus 23,064]

I agree with their reaction to police (except those who're obviously racist) but he's such a dick sometimes

[JGD 12,098]

Not all of them Mr. Trump.

Some, not all.

[Bette Davis 12,742]

The fact that retaliation and revenge violence towards police is wrong should be common sense, but then again his target audience isn't the brightest. Donald is everything shameful, close-minded and uncompassionate about conservatives all wrapped into one idiot. Basically anything that doesn't benefit rich, white, straight people Donald writes off as 'catering', whining, and unnecessary.

[Jesse Pinkman 4,660]

Lol. You think that people protesting the police and getting away with it is a disgrace? While I don't believe that you should go around killing police officers, protesting is an American right andbthat's why they're getting away with it.

 But its so funny how he doesn't bring up the many cops who have gotten away with killing iinnocent black people.

That's what the movement is about. Black Lives Matter doesn't mean go kill every police officer. Its a movement to bring awareness and change to police brutality in the African-American community. It also doesn't mean "**** White People and Everyone Else." Of course "All Lives Matter." But right now the focus is on police brutality in the BLACK community, hence the title. Its a cry to our judicial system to bring justice to these corrupt officers.

 I honestly don't know what I'd do if this man becomes president.

[johnpe 916]

If police killed my neighbour without a reason protesting and ****talking the police will be the least I would do.

**** you Donald Duck.

[UDO 35]

i agree with Trump.

[Lassex 1,169]

"I looked at a couple of the people that were interviewed from the group," he said. "I saw them with hate coming down the street last week talking about cops and police, and what should be done to them. And that was not good. And I think it's a disgrace that they're getting away with it."

Gurl, the police is getting away with violence against black people, even a murder.

[DietCoke 386]

... While all lives DO matter, there is a large inequality in police brutality cases against Black people. Yeah, white lives matter, but (luckily for white people) they aren't the ones being as oftenly murderd by law enforcement. 

 

And guess what? People can protest what they want.

I can't believe people in this fan base are showing even the most minimal shred of support for someone like this. 

[lego 44,165]

 

 

[The Truth 0]

In response to Lamon: As a Hispanic guy I have never experienced racism or police brutality from whites. Blacks need to clean up their screwed up culture and start assuming responsibility for their shortcomings. It's interesting that most people don't even realize that since 2010 over 99% of police encounters resulted in no violence. many of the exceptions of course were justified as were the cases of the 2 most well known black thugs: Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. In the words of Tommy Sotomayor "You play stupid games and then you win stupid prizes".

PS: Every single cop in America should become as efficient as Darren Wilson.

 

[Jesse Pinkman 4,660]

In response to Lamon: As a Hispanic guy I have never experienced racism or police brutality from whites. Blacks need to clean up their screwed up culture and start assuming responsibility for their shortcomings. It's interesting that most people don't even realize that since 2010 over 99% of police encounters resulted in no violence. many of the exceptions of course were justified as were the cases of the 2 most well known black thugs: Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. In the words of Tommy Sotomayor "You play stupid games and then you win stupid prizes".

PS: Every single cop in America should become as efficient as Darren Wilson.

 

As someone who has never been arrested, or an a gang, or has sold d--gs, I'm a college student, I work, and I pay all of my bills myself. I talk educated and I don't dress like a "thug" or whatnot.  I am open to amazing possibilities and I will never try to use my race as an excuse for something unless I feel that was the absolute reason.

But you won't sit there and try to explain to me an issue which you have no experience in. Racial profiling is a real thing and I know this from experience.....

I've had some bad moments with the police and please keep in mind what I have explained above. This situation is very complex, but I feel like your comment wasn't justifiable because you don't even know what its like to be black in America, just like I don't know what it's like to be Hispanic in America.

[DrewStevens 5,249]

In response to Lamon: As a Hispanic guy I have never experienced racism or police brutality from whites. Blacks need to clean up their screwed up culture and start assuming responsibility for their shortcomings. It's interesting that most people don't even realize that since 2010 over 99% of police encounters resulted in no violence. many of the exceptions of course were justified as were the cases of the 2 most well known black thugs: Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. In the words of Tommy Sotomayor "You play stupid games and then you win stupid prizes".

PS: Every single cop in America should become as efficient as Darren Wilson.

As a Hispanic guy I have never seen such an ignorant comment coming from another Hispanic person.

Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot 17 times by the police for throwing rocks at them. He was unarmed and his hands were in the air when the police fired. 

Ricardo Diaz-Zeferino was shot multiple times when he was mistaken for the thief, and did not keep his hands still in the air. He was unarmed and was not dangerous. The police department tried to keep secret the video of the shooting. The three officers involved were not charged.

You probably live under a rock if you have never experienced racism in the US as a Hispanic person. 

Also you sound stupid. You're probably someone who only joined the site to leave this dumb ass post.

[Alcina Dimitrescu 1,157]

While I agree that the anti-police sentiments are unreasonably tolerated by everyone including politicians, this is a very poor way of addressing a very complex issue..

Which is probably what makes him so successful. It's easy to agree with him. You don't have to think & thinking is the last thing he seems to want to stimulate.

Yeah, thats how Chavez worked too