W.H. Likens Violent Trump Protesters to Founding Fathers

reporter Is the President ░░░░░░░░ about the protesters again ░░░░░░░░ night took the street ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump That s ░░░░░░░░ first question EARNEST Well ░░░░░░░░ I think in general ░░░░░░░░ is a long history ░░░░░░░░ and a long tradition ░░░░░░░░ protest in the American ░░░░░░░░ system In fact this ░░░░░░░░ was started by a ░░░░░░░░ of protesters some of ░░░░░░░░ decided that they were ░░░░░░░░ unhappy about taxes and ░░░░░░░░ some barrels of tea ░░░░░░░░ the Boston Harbor So ░░░░░░░░ s a history of ░░░░░░░░ in this country What ░░░░░░░░ President believes is that ░░░░░░░░ also have a system ░░░░░░░░ government and there is ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for voters to ░░░░░░░░ their voices heard at ░░░░░░░░ ballot box And there ░░░░░░░░ be a debate and ░░░░░░░░ should be a public ░░░░░░░░ And that debate is ░░░░░░░░ to be filled with ░░░░░░░░ emotion These are serious ░░░░░░░░ that are being discussed ░░░░░░░░ while people surely should ░░░░░░░░ advantage of the history ░░░░░░░░ tradition in this country ░░░░░░░░ engaging in political protest ░░░░░░░░ need to do so ░░░░░░░░ some respect for the ░░░░░░░░ and for our country ░░░░░░░░ for our government and ░░░░░░░░ ensure that that protest ░░░░░░░░ t a source of ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t incite ░░░░░░░░ The protest should not ░░░░░░░░ used to drown out ░░░░░░░░ ability of other people ░░░░░░░░ participate in our political ░░░░░░░░ or to participate in ░░░░░░░░ political debate But there ░░░░░░░░ a strong history of ░░░░░░░░ in this country that ░░░░░░░░ a good thing That ░░░░░░░░ something we re proud ░░░░░░░░ as Americans reporter But ░░░░░░░░ a presidential election outside ░░░░░░░░ United States the whole ░░░░░░░░ now is watching with ░░░░░░░░ astonishment what s happening ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is speaking ░░░░░░░░ don t think the ░░░░░░░░ has a responsibility to ░░░░░░░░ something about the potential ░░░░░░░░ violence which is happening ░░░░░░░░ each time Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ speaking EARNEST Well I ░░░░░░░░ just say as a ░░░░░░░░ statement the President has ░░░░░░░░ outspoken on a number ░░░░░░░░ occasions about how our ░░░░░░░░ system our form of ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ geared toward resolving conflicts ░░░░░░░░ is a big diverse ░░░░░░░░ and people are going ░░░░░░░░ have different points of ░░░░░░░░ And we resolve those ░░░░░░░░ not through violence not ░░░░░░░░ taking up arms against ░░░░░░░░ another not by questioning ░░░░░░░░ else s patriotism or ░░░░░░░░ someone based on their ░░░░░░░░ or their color or ░░░░░░░░ they are but rather ░░░░░░░░ our system of government ░░░░░░░░ every citizen has an ░░░░░░░░ to cast a vote ░░░░░░░░ make their voices heard ░░░░░░░░ the ballot box And ░░░░░░░░ s how our system ░░░░░░░░ government was designed And ░░░░░░░░ s the way that ░░░░░░░░ should work.”