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NAACP On Pro-Trump Rioters: You Thought 'Taking A Knee' Was Too Much!?!
NAACP On Pro-Trump Rioters: You Thought ‘Taking A Knee’ Was Too Much!?!
The civil rights organization called out the president for saying Colin Kaepernick was unpatriotic for peacefully protesting racism.
The NAACP called out President Donald Trump over his yearslong attack on Colin Kaepernick for peacefully protesting racism, after Trump supporters stormed the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
The Capitol went on lockdown as pro-Trump rioters breached the building, banging on the main entrance of the House chamber and shattering glass windows. Photos and videos posted online show the insurrectionists breaching legislative offices.
Trump, who has often derided Kaepernick’s peaceful protests against racial injustice as unpatriotic, initially responded to the riots by tweeting, “stay peaceful.” He did not tell his supporters to stop rioting in that tweet.
“And you thought ‘Taking A Knee’ was too much!?!” the official Twitter account for the NAACP tweeted.
[link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-rioters-colin-kaepernick-naacp_n_5ff627c3c5b6ef6b1582d4a6|
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