Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, spoke at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Saturday, calling Black Lives Matter protesters “animals.”
The Trump administration didn’t comment on Eric Trump’s remarks, but they’re close to the president’s characterization of the protests as led by far-left radicals, trying to cause chaos.
President Trump has called for “law and order” and encouraged police violence, going as far as having the Secret Service shoot tear gas at protesters outside the St. John’s Episcopal Church so he could take a photo outside the church.
“On June 5, the U.S. Secret Service released information that the agency had concluded that no agency personnel used tear gas or capsicum spray during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park on Monday, June 1, based on the record and information available at that time,” the Secret Service said in a statement shared on Twitter.
“Since that time, the agency has learned that one agency employee used capsicum spray (i.e., pepper spray) during that effort,” the statement continued.
