7 Things Trump Has Said About Himself That Probably Won’t Surprise You
4. “The law and order candidate” and the “Candidate of Compassion”
Quote: “We must maintain law and order at the highest level or we will cease to have a country. I am the law and order candidate” while running for president.
When: July 2016
Verdict: Trump stated in July of 2017 that police should be more aggressively rough on criminals. Many law enforcement officials see this as being counterproductive as well as lacking in compassion. Then there’s the whole placing blame on “many sides” comment regarding the violence that broke out at a WHITE SUPREMACIST rally in Charlottesville.
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