A Black Lives Matter activist threatened to “burn the White House down” and told a crowd he’s ready to put police officers into the grave during a speech at a protest in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night.
“I’m at the point where I’m ready to put these police in the f—ing grave. I’m at the point where I want to burn the f—ing White House down,” the man is heard telling a crowd in a video posted on social media. “I want to take it to the senators. I want to take it to the Congress. I want to take the fight to them. And at the end of the day, if they ain’t going to hear us, we burn them the f— down.”
A BLM leader is encouraging this crowd of protesters to fight the DC cops on the frontlines. Saying he’s “ready to put them in their graves” – this may lead to another violent night in DC… pic.twitter.com/0LXTR69c2P
— Brendon Leslie (@_BrendonLeslie) August 30, 2020
The unidentified speaker bragged about his history of violence in New York, saying he had “f—ed up” police before.
“I’m one that talk real s—. I talked it in New York and I’m talking it in D.C. The same way I f—ed up police in New York, I’ll f— cops up here in D.C. The same way I bust police in the head in New York, I’ll bust police in the head in D.C.”
“It’s a lot of people that’s on this front line. And one of the things that I always say: Don’t get on this f—ing front line if you ain’t going to f—ing fight. Don’t get on this front line if you ain’t going to take no hit. Don’t get on this front line when the f—ing police push back. If you gonna be on this front line and the racist ass, nasty ass, punk ass f—ing police pushing up, you push the f— up.”
Violence broke out in parts of the city over the weekend. On Thursday night, those leaving President Trump’s nomination acceptance speech at the White House were met by a mob and harassed.
Sen. Rand Paul and his wife, Kelley Ashby Paul, were among those accosted. Paul said Washington was no longer safe for Republicans and that he wouldn’t have survived if it weren’t for the efforts of the police who protected him.
Five people were arrested for intentionally setting fires, lighting fireworks and throwing projectiles, including glass, bricks, and smoke grenades, at police officers on Saturday evening, according to WTOP. A total of 527 people have been arrested for “unrest-related” crimes since May 30.
Unrest has gripped the United States since the death of George Floyd in May. Protests and riots have sprung up in major cities across the country, notably in New York, Chicago, and Portland. The latest wave of protests and riots were sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake, who became paralyzed after he was shot by police during an arrest.
