So the head of state commented on the consequences of mass rallies and riots.
According to him, local lawmakers are "weak and afraid of protesters."
“What about Chicago? Do you think they need help after this weekend? Do you know what numbers are there? Many, many people are injured, many are killed. I'm not talking about one or two - 18 people were killed! I think even more. And how much will be over the summer? This is definitely worse than in Afghanistan, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Trump noted that such cities are “governed by the same liberal democrats,” and if presidency candidate Joe Biden gets the presidency, “it will be like this across the country.”
Earlier, trump said that the authorities of the US city of Portland lost control of the protesters.
On July 12, it was reported that in Portland, about 200 people gathered outside the county court building in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The demonstration grew into riots, the police used tear gas. One of the activists was hospitalized with a wound from a supposedly rubber bullet in the head.