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Bill Russell Calls Donald Trump 'Divisive and a Coward' over Protest Comments - chairman - 06-08-2020
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell said Donald Trump is "divisive and a coward" in a tweet sent Sunday morning in response to the president's comments regarding protesters of police brutality and racial discrimination after the death of George Floyd.
Bill Russell Calls Donald Trump 'Divisive and a Coward' over Protest Comments - chairman - 06-08-2020
Russell also praised protesters for their bravery in taking to the streets in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump has been publicly critical of protesters on several occasions, tweeting, "These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won't let that happen."
He also mentioned he could use military action if needed and added: "Looting leads to shooting, and that's why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night - or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot. I don't want this to happen, and that's what the expression put out last night means...."