White House press secretary says Trump was just 'raising questions' by promoting a conspiracy theory about the 75-year-old protester violently shoved to the ground by Buffalo police
During an appearance on Fox News Wednesday morning, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended President Donald Trump for promoting a baseless conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protesterIn a Monday morning tweet, Trump amplified a segment from the right-wing cable network One America News Network , suggesting that the protester, Martin Gugino, is an "ANITFA provocateur" who was trying to attack police.
Graphic video footage surfaced last Thursday of a Buffalo police officer shoving Gugino to the ground during a protest over police brutality in the city. Gugino, who suffered a brain injury, could be seen laying motionless on the sidewalk, bleeding from his ears. by the Erie County District Attorney's office in connection with the incident.
McEnany continued: "Of course, no one condones any kind of violence. We need the appropriate amount of force used in any interaction, but there are a lot of questions in that case."
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