Keith Ellison: Trump Calling Protesters Thugs Stems from the Same Attitude that Resulted in the Death of George Floyd

DOKOUPIL Joining us is ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Keith Ellison ░░░░░░░░ s a former congressman ░░░░░░░░ the district that includes ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Ellison thank ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ s so much to ░░░░░░░░ to but I want ░░░░░░░░ begin with your reaction ░░░░░░░░ those protests overnight as ░░░░░░░░ as your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ President and people who ░░░░░░░░ agree with him that ░░░░░░░░ people are thugs who ░░░░░░░░ some cases may deserve ░░░░░░░░ be shot Ellison Well ░░░░░░░░ people thugs and calling ░░░░░░░░ people to get shot ░░░░░░░░ stems from the same ░░░░░░░░ of attitude that resulted ░░░░░░░░ the death of George ░░░░░░░░ The tough guy macho ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ you do what I ░░░░░░░░ you to do attitude ░░░░░░░░ the heart of the ░░░░░░░░ And we need the ░░░░░░░░ and everybody else who ░░░░░░░░ that you can get ░░░░░░░░ a better place through ░░░░░░░░ of violence to stop ░░░░░░░░ I think violence begets ░░░░░░░░ And Trump s angry ░░░░░░░░ just feed an ugly ░░░░░░░░ that is going on ░░░░░░░░ my beloved city which ░░░░░░░░ m so proud of ░░░░░░░░ I m just paining ░░░░░░░░ now Here s what ░░░░░░░░ d say to the ░░░░░░░░ who are protesting You ░░░░░░░░ made your point Do ░░░░░░░░ let people who want ░░░░░░░░ burn or break things ░░░░░░░░ the message of justice ░░░░░░░░ George The fact is ░░░░░░░░ deserves to have his ░░░░░░░░ heard justice needs to ░░░░░░░░ forward But now the ░░░░░░░░ is has shifted to ░░░░░░░░ know what has happened ░░░░░░░░ the streets as opposed ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ to these officers who ░░░░░░░░ horrifyingly you know treated ░░░░░░░░ on the corner of ░░░░░░░░ and 38th We need ░░░░░░░░ refocus our attention on ░░░░░░░░ really matters and we ░░░░░░░░ to ignore the calls ░░░░░░░░ people like Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ we need to really ░░░░░░░░ to put our city ░░░░░░░░ great city back back ░░░░░░░░ way it was and ░░░░░░░░ to be in a ░░░░░░░░ place than ever before.”