1. I told you this morning that #Trump was looking for an opportunity to clamp down on #CivilRights. I believe we will see a military clampdown in the coming days, it saddens me to say this bc #peaceful protests are fundamental, but protesters should stand down for now.
2. Not only is Trump preparing to deploy the #military, he is forcing local and state police to turn on their citizenry that would tighten already taught local and regional tensions. #GeorgeFloyd washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
3. #GeorgeFloyd's name has broken through centuries of discrimination, but now it risks being the name associated with a draconian #crackdown the likes of which #America has not seen.
4. If these protests continue, we could land up in a war we are not ready to fight and may lose. The lives lost in a war would too high a price to pay on top of the lives of #GeorgeFloyd and others. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
5. We could also lose our #democratic election in Nov. That is our last hope to find a peaceful outcome to our existential crisis. We are at a turning point. We need to make the smart move now. National leaders we turn to you. Democracy is at stake.
6. Protesters have achieved a resonance not previously heard in America's history. America has many flaws which these protests have highlighted, but we risk making things far worse should we continue on our current path.
