WASHINGTON, May 2 — Donald Trump vented fury at protesters outside the White House in 2020, saying “Can’t you just shoot them?” according to then defence secretary Mark Esper in book excerpts released today. Esper wrote that he sat in the Oval Office with “the president red faced and...
WASHINGTON, May 2 — Donald Trump vented fury at protesters outside the White House in 2020, saying “Can’t you just shoot them?” according to then defence secretary Mark Esper in book excerpts released today.
“Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?” Trump is quoted as saying in a preview of Esper’s memoir seen by the Axios news website. Esper’s account appeared to confirm previous reports of Trump arguing that the military should intervene to quell the spiraling civil unrest. Esper publicly stated at the time that he opposed invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely-used 200-year-old law which permits troops to be actively deployed within the United States.Axios said Esper’s book, which will be released on May 10, had been vetted by the Pentagon and reviewed by generals and cabinet members.
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