Trump Voices Support For Iran Protesters in Tweet: 'Govt Should Respect Their People's Rights'

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediate

by Nicholas Page | 11:13 pm, December 29th, 2017

Anti-government demonstrations that began in Iran on Thursday have now spread to several major cities, and President Donald Trump has now officially chimed in on the protests via his favorite medium, Twitter.

In a Friday night Tweet, Trump voiced his support for the protesters saying they have the “right to express themselves”:

Link to tweet

People there took to the streets to express anger at the government over high prices, and vented their fury against President Hassan Rouhani. According to the AP, 52 people were arrested for chanting what the government considered harsh slogans.

The protests spread to other cities in the northeast part of the country, and some developed into broader anti-government demonstrations, calling for the release of political prisoners and an end to police beatings.

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[exboyfil]

1. Irony is lost on this man

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Rich indeed

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Did he add, "But in the US, I'm king"?

[CanonRay]

4. Tell that to the protesters awaiting trial in DC

[christx30]

5. If Trump were a decent or moral person,

this tweet might mean something. If the tweet had Barak Obama's name at the top, it might make someone stand up and pay attention.
But this is Smaug chastising someone for not giving to charity.

[heaven05]

6. this POS potus

don't respect our rights....who is he to say something like this....oh wait, he dictator anything he says should be in an unholy book somewhere for future generations of racists and bigots to 'learn' from and destroy others with. God this idiot is amazing in his arrogance and stupidity.

[Maggiemayhem]

7. This man is totally out of touch with the American People

Supports Iranian citizens right to protest, but in America protestors who are utilizing their freedom to address grievances as spelled out in the the US constitution are just no good lazy bums. Thanks Fox News!

[PatSeg]

8. Oh that is priceless

[dalton99a]

9. You don't punch them in the face and carry them out on a stretcher

[Scarsdale]

12. Then offer to

pay the legal fees for anyone who beats a protester up. How does he have time to stick his nose into Iran's business? Isn't he busy entertaining his Russian pals in the Florida tRump dump??

[Turbineguy]

10. "Govt Should Respect Their People's Rights"

Now that's some funny shit!

[lark]

11. Same asshole wants to criminalize protests against him, police, his administration, rich, & military

but wants people in other countries to have this right? Such a fucking hypocritical Putin puppet.

edited for clarification, fixed copy paste error.

[john657]

13. Is this satire?

Trump Voices Support For Iran Protesters in Tweet: 'Govt Should Respect Their People's Rights'

[moondust]

14. Used to be generally considered meddling

in the internal affairs of another country. I don't recall Iran meddling in U.S. affairs over BLM protests or the authoritarian handling of the take-a-knee NFL protests. And I think most of the civilized world is horrified by the deadly U.S. gun culture that never gets fixed, but I don't recall them taking cheap shots trying to make political hay or start a war over it. And much, much more...

[chowder66]

15. He's certifiable. nt

[truthisfreedom]

16. Respect begins at home douchebag.

[BamaRefugee]

17. I FIXED HIS TWEET

Many reports of peaceful protests by American citizens fed up with Trump regime’s corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund his super-rich cronies. American govt should respect their people’s rights, including right to express themselves. The world is watching! #AmericanProtests

[EL34x4]

19. Yeah, things in America are just like Iran.

Iranian protestors should be comforted knowing they share solidarity with Americans who understand exactly how they are suffering.

[jpak]

18. He just condemned those protesters to death

They will be portrayed as American Stooges.

Stupid

Stupid

Stupid

[Bengus81]

20. Then Guberment should RESPECT the right for a person to take a knee...eh Trump?

'Govt Should Respect Their People's Rights'

Nah,we have to draw the line there,trash talk players,trash talk the NFL,trash talk owners who don't kowtow to a lunatic like Trumps DEMAND that they stop their protest.

Hey Trump,check what happened two days ago in Wichita,Ks and you might get a better understanding of taking a knee. The flag doesn't make any difference one way or the other you fucking idiot!