Governors blast Trump: Rhetoric on George Floyd protests 'dangerous' and 'making it worse'
"But the rhetoric that's coming out of the White House is making it worse," Pritzker said.
"OK, well thank you very much, J.B.," Trump replied. "I don't like your rhetoric much either because I watched it with respect to the coronavirus I don't like your rhetoric much either." "Instead of offering support or leadership to bring down the temperature at protests, President Trump told governors to 'put it down' or we would be 'overridden,' " Whitmer said.
"The president repeatedly and viciously attacked governors, who are doing everything they can to keep the peace while fighting a once-in-a-generation global pandemic."
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