On Monday, the first night of the Republican National Convention took place in Charlotte, NC. Among those who gave speeches, Donald Trump Jr took to the stage, and he had quite a bit to say about police brutality and ending racism.
He stated, ” And that brings me to another important principle. Every American must be free to live without fear of violence in your country, in your communities and in your homes. All men and women are created equal and must be treated equally under the law. That’s why we must put an end to racism and we must ensure that any police officer who abuses their powers, is held accountable. What happened to George Floyd is a disgrace and if you know a police officer, you know they agree with that too.” He would continue, “But we cannot lose sight of the fact that our police are American heroes. They deserve our deepest appreciation because no matter what the Democrats say, you and I both know when we dial 911, we don’t want it going to voicemail. So defunding the police is not an option. Everything starts with safety and security. You can’t have anything else.”
Most recently, Donald Trump Jr’s Twitter account was temporarily suspended in July. As we reported, he was banned from the platform for sharing a video about the Coronavirus that was deemed “false.”
The video, which featured a bunch of doctors spreading ratchet false claims such as telling people that masks are unnecessary went viral Monday, and has now been removed from Twitter.
A Twitter spokesperson says that the President, Donnie Sr., also retweeted multiple versions of the video on Twitter, however, Donnie Jr. actually uploaded the video to the platform, which is why Twitter only suspended his account, according to CNN.
The second night of the Republican National Convention kicks off tonight.
