Trump pushes unfounded conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester

WASHINGTON –
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday advanced an unfounded conspiracy
theory about a 75-year-old protester in Buffalo, New York, who was
pushed down by police officers, tweeting without evidence that the
confrontation may have been a “set up.”

Trump, who has called himself “your president of law and order,” was
once again siding firmly with police over the protesters who have taken
to the streets across the country.

With his tweet, Trump attempted to cast doubt on video showing Buffalo
police shoving the man, who fell backward and hit his head on the
sidewalk. He was seen bleeding from his head as officers walk away.

Just a little correction… Carolyn Thompson and Jill Colvin of ‘The Associated Press’ write, “…George Floyd, a Black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck.”

A dictionary I have reads:

“custody ~ noun    uncommon
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
his detention was politically motivated; the prisoner is on hold; he is in the custody of police”

George Floyd was never held in custody or detained, for that matter. He was murdered on the street in broad daylight. We all saw it!

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul tweeted “The President continues to use his platform to peddle conspiracy theories,…”

Usually a conspiracy theory is based on some obscure fact(s) and in order to peddle it, it has to have an least an ounce of credibility.

This doesn’t. The president lied…. and it’s no theory.