Donald Trump said Monday that President Obama is helpless to stop the recent uptick in violence in the United States because Obama is a “divider” who needs to be replaced.
“I think we need strength. We also need somebody that can be a cheerleader. He’s been a great divider in this country,” Trump said on Fox News. “I think race relations now are as bad as they’ve ever been…. statistically the worst they’ve been in 18 years. … I can tell you they’re bad and they haven’t been this bad in a long time.”
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He was asked if things are “spinning out of control” given Sunday’s shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge, La. Suspect Gavin Long, who was black, reportedly targeted them over their treatment of blacks, and was shot and killed at the scene.
“Bad people, no question about it. Really bad. He had a lot of hate,” Trump said of the shooter. “It’s not an easy situation, no question about it.”
Trump also called for a restoration of “law and order” in the U.S., “whether we like it or not.”
