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Condoleezza Rice Urges Trump to ‘Put Tweeting Aside’ and ‘Have a Conversation With Us’

Condoleezza Rice Urges Trump to ‘Put Tweeting Aside’ and ‘Have a Conversation With Us’

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Condoleezza Rice Urges Trump to ‘Put Tweeting Aside’ and ‘Have a Conversation With Us’

by Bradley Cortright
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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging President Donald Trump to think more before he tweets.

During an interview on CBS’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday, Rice was asked about a tweet the president sent regarding looting in Minneapolis. Many people said that it contained a phrase which has a racially charged history.

She noted that Trump said he did not know the history of the phrase, but advised him to be more cautious about his tweets, “I would say, think about the historical context before you say something because it is a deep wound.”

She continued, “The presidency is special in that regard. People look to the Oval Office as we’ve looked to the Oval Office throughout our history for messages, for signals. And, as I said, the president has used some language that I really very much admire, like the resilience of the American people. Just be careful about those messages.”

“I’m not advising the president, but if I were, I would say let’s put tweeting aside for a little bit and talk to us, have a conversation with us. And I think we need that and I think he can do it,” she added.

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.@CondoleezzaRice says @realdonaldtrump "didn't know" the historical context of the offensive phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." Says she'd advise Trump to " put tweeting aside for a little bit" and "have a conversation with us."https://t.co/fR7MLl6JGJ pic.twitter.com/P81reGCcuP

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) June 7, 2020

On May 29, Trump tweeted about the looting in Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd’s death, “These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”

….These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020

Many quickly pointed out that the phrase “when the looting the shooting starts,” was used by Miami Police Chief Walter Headley in 1967 in a hearing about crime in the city. 

At the time, Headley said, “I’ve let the word filter down that when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”

Additionally, many noted Headley had a “long history of bigotry against the black community.”

But, Trump denied that he knew the history of the phrase or that he was trying to issue a threat, he said in a tweet, “It was spoken as a fact, not as a statement.”

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Bradley Cortright

Bradley Cortright

IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

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