— San Francisco religious leader criticizes toppling of statue in Golden Gate Park.
— Trump tries to tie destruction of statues to Democrats, including Biden.
— Trump stages comeback rally in less-than-fun arena amid pandemic.
Blls comment: "Thanks to a Bogus ticket scam".
SAN FRANCISCO
-- San Francisco Archbishop Salvadore Cordileone criticized the pulling
down of the Junipero Serra statue in Golden Gate Park.
“What is
happening to our society? A renewed national movement to heal memories
and correct the injustices of racism and police brutality in our country
has been hijacked by some into a movement of violence, looting and
vandalism,” he said in a statement Saturday night.
Serra was an
18th century Roman Catholic priest who founded nine of California’s 21
Spanish missions and is credited with bringing Roman Catholicism to the
Western United States.
Serra forced
Native Americans to stay at those missions after they were converted or
face brutal punishment. His statues have been defaced in California for
several years by people who said he destroyed tribes and their culture.
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TULSA, Okla. —
President Donald Trump is seeking to tie the destruction of monuments
and statues around the country to Democratic leaders, including his
likely rival in the presidential election, Joe Biden.
Speaking to
supporters in Tulsa, Trump says “the choice in 2020 is very simple. Do
you want to bow before the left-wing mob or do you want to stand up tall
and proud as Americans?”
Statues have
been destroyed in numerous cities amid continuing anti-racism
demonstrations following the May 25 police killing in Minneapolis of
George Floyd, the African-American man who died in police custody.
The statues
targeted included a bust of Ulysses Grant, who was the U.S. president
after he was the general who finally beat the Confederates and ended the
Civil War. Also torn down in a San Francisco park was a statue of
Francis Scott Key, who wrote the “Star Spangled Banner.” Key owned
slaves.
Trump says:
“Biden remains silent in his basement in the face of this brutal assault
on our nation and the values of our nation. Joe Biden has surrendered
to his party and to the left-wing mob.”
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TULSA, Okla. —
President Donald Trump has returned to the rally stage Saturday night
only to find the venue about two-thirds full, a surprising and
undoubtedly disappointing turn of events for a politician who values
crowd size.
Trump launched
his first rally in 110 days amid the coronavirus pandemic. Empty seats
could be seen throughout the upper deck as Trump seemingly blamed
protesters, saying “we had some very bad people outside that were doing
bad things.” The lower deck was full, except for an area behind the
television cameras where the view of the stage was blocked.
The vast
majority of those in attendance bucked the guidance of health care
experts and did not wear a mask, following the lead of a president who
has insisted on not wearing a mask in public.
Trump
applauded those in attendance as warriors. His campaign has planned for
Trump to also speak at an outdoor venue before going inside the arena,
but that event was canceled.
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TULSA, Okla. —
A memorial to Black Wall Street in the Greenwood District of Tulsa has
been covered with tarp by residents who say they don’t want it used as a
photo opportunity by the Trump administration as the president holds a
campaign rally nearby.
The tarp was
placed following a news conference that included Tiffany Crutcher, the
twin sister of Terence Crutcher, a black man killed by a Tulsa police
officer in 2016.
“This is not a
photo op, that’s not what this is,” said Nehemiah Frank, editor of the
online Black Wall Street Times in Tulsa, in a video posted following the
news conference which called for the campaign rally to be canceled and
for peaceful protests.
“This is a
place to come pay respects to people that died a horrible murder from
racism,” Frank said as the video showed signs attached to the blue tarp,
including one reading “This is sacred ground, not a photo op.”
The Greenwood
District was the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in which
black-owned businesses were burned and an estimated 300 people were
killed.
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