There should be “unrest in the streets” because of the way President Trump and his political allies have treated black Americans, said Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.
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“I’m looking to the public. You know, this is as much about public outcry, and organizing, and mobilizing, and applying pressure so that this GOP-led Senate and these governors that continue to carry water for this administration, putting the American people in harm’s way, turning a deaf ear to the needs of our families and our communities, hold them accountable. Make the phone calls, send the emails, show up,” Pressley told MSNBC.
“There needs to be unrest in the streets for as long as there’s unrest in our lives and unfortunately there’s plenty to go around,” she continued.
Pressley said something similar back in June when she encouraged activists to target GOP officials who don’t support the Black Lives Matter movement.
“There will be unrest in the streets for as long as there is unrest in the lives of black Americans,” Pressley said earlier this summer, according to WGBH.
Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., slammed Pressley for “fanning the flames of anarchy,” referencing the many violent riots that have taken place in Democratic-run cities, such as Seattle, Portland, and Chicago.
“She is carrying the water for the anarchists that are looting and robbing and going through our cities. She’s carrying the water for those who want to defund our police and disrespect our police,” Collins told Fox News. “When you’re wanting to have more unrest but yet you’re wanting to take away our police and our security, I think that shows exactly what they’re wanting to do is keep everything up in the air because they want to get at this election and they want to blame it all on Donald Trump.”
