A.G. Gancarski
For the second straight Sunday morning, a Democratic Congresswoman from Florida took to national airwaves and blasted the sitting Republican President.
U.S. Rep. Val Demings, an Orlando Democrat, said President Donald Trump is an incendiary leader … literally.
“I said weeks ago that while America was going through civil unrest in all 50 states, quite frankly, America was on fire, we had a President — a commander in chief — who was walking around with a gasoline can,” Demings told host Martha Raddatz on ABC’s This Week program.
The President, said Demings, is “not trying to sow peace and calm but actually throwing fire onto an already volatile situation.”
“What we’re seeing in this country is not sustainable,” Demings added, urging “roundtable discussions” with “stakeholders” to get the country “back on track.”
The Orlando Democrat and former police chief also addressed protests in the streets, saying that it’s government’s “job is to make sure that peaceful protesters are able to exercise their right.”
“Those who break the law, those who commit acts of violence, regardless of what side of the political aisle that they’re on, must be held accountable,” the Congresswoman added.
In the interview, Demings noted that Democratic nominee Biden demanded “accountability,” a seeming rejoinder to Republican attacks on that front.
Demings also talked about the need to have a Commander in Chief address racism, “the ghost in the room in this country for 400 years.”
“We see it not just in one system, but in all systems,” Demings said, saying that America needs to address “inequality in all things,” including “injustices in education, in lending, in housing.”
“What we clearly need, said Demings, is “a commander in chief who understands and wants to address racism in all systems.”
“Until we get to that point,” she added, “we will continue to see the problems and be plagued by the problems that we’re seeing every day right now.”
13 comments
martin
September 6, 2020 at 12:12 pm
No, the looters, and rioters, are holding the gas cans. These liberals cannot see past their noses.
James Robert Miles
September 6, 2020 at 2:28 pm
Every time Trump opens his mouth he ads fuel to the fire with his racist, divisive rhetoric. Hie is selling fear because it is all that he has to offer. These right wingers can’t see the forest for the trees! Trump is the worst President in U.S. history!!
carmen
September 6, 2020 at 2:31 pm
James; riot, burn. loot. That is all you know.
James Robert Miles
September 17, 2020 at 12:44 pm
Making dumb, extremist remarks is ALL THAT YOU KNOW! Grow a brain or STFU!!
Ron Ogden
September 6, 2020 at 4:36 pm
Donald Trump did not throw one rock, light one building on fire, paint one divisive logo on one street, or provoke one criminal to assault police. The people who do that are youths, anarchists, malcontents and the people who build their political careers on top of them–Democrats. The word Democrat has become a label of condemnation among all who love our nation.
Ocean Joe
September 7, 2020 at 9:09 am
We miss those Nuremberg-style rallies don’t we. Yes, you know the ones. Where our great president attacks the press, calls Mexicans rapists, tells supporters to punch people, laughs at masks during a health pandemic and calls Covid a hoax, worships Putin, urges police to be rough, etc. (Etc. because the list has no end) We are as divided as 1968.
No, Trump hasn’t thrown a rock, his words alone are enough.
Ron Ogden
September 7, 2020 at 10:23 am
Donald Trump took control of the dialogue away from the American left, and they hate him for that. They can’t control the debate anymore, so they resort to fire in the streets. After November, he will take control of the streets, too. Thank God!
James Robert Miles
September 17, 2020 at 12:50 pm
Trump is nothing but a divisive, racist liar which you are obviously to stupid to figure out. He has brought all of the stupid people like him, out from under their rocks for which you are apparently one in the same! Stupid is as stupid does!
David McCallister
September 6, 2020 at 10:10 pm
Then isn’t Ms. Demmings saying that Joe Biden is holding a lit match?
Isn’t BLM/Antifa/CAIR setting out the tinder/wood/coal?
Sonja Fitch
September 7, 2020 at 5:15 am
The goptrump cult and its sociopath racist scum traitor leader Trump are responsible! Vote Blue!
Gail
September 7, 2020 at 11:22 am
The Democrat convention was the first sign. Day after day I (painfully) watched & waited for them to discuss their platform. They didn’t. The only thing you heard was the anti-Trump rhetoric. Democrats want to smear, talk about ANYTHING else BUT what they can offer the country. So I decided to research and give it to you the voters. Hopefully much of this you already know. I also encourage you to research yourself. Pay special attention to all the tax increases.
Here it is…
1. De-fund Police. In the Senate, Kamala Harris called it “re-imagine law enforcement. Biden recently stated he was in favor, quote “redirecting law enforcement funds.” Police funds will be redistributed to other programs.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
2. Citizenship for 20 to 50 million illegal aliens, DACA, TPS recipients, and their families with a cost of billions to taxpayers.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
3. Free Healthcare for Illegal aliens, DACA, TPS recipients & their families. Taxpayer-funded with one estimate at $52 trillion.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
4. Biden has stated he will raise taxes to over 71 trillion. With this Democrat platform, he will have to.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No tax increase.
5. Sanctuary Cities & States. Biden & Harris supports sanctuary cities.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
6. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Green new deal.(which would create massive unemployment, 100,000 jobs estimated in the transportation industry alone.) Biden & Harris support.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
7. Immediately end all deportations of illegal aliens, Bernie’s website calls it a “moratorium” on deportations.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
8. Reparations for the race’s harmed by Caucasians. Biden & Kamala Harris committed to Al Sharpton to support Sheila Jackson Lee’s reparations bill in the House. Basically, a tax will be levied on all people of Caucasians decent in America. (you can’t make this stuff up)
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
9, De-fund & terminate border patrol & ICE. Funds redistributed to other programs.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
10. Climate Change: Biden’s climate change plan will be another tax costing trillions of tax dollars & jobs.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
11. The 2nd Amendment will be under attack even more under Biden. Biden stated, “Beto O’Rourke will be his gun Czar,” “Hel yeah I’m coming for your guns.”
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
12. Ending of all private / employer-based health care. “Medicare for all”, Feds run everything. This is Kamala Harris’s baby. Kiss goodbye to your healthcare plan if Biden/Harris is elected.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
13. Illegal Aliens, all non-citizens eligible for welfare, & food stamps. Again taxpayer funded. (Elizabeth Warren’s plan adopted) Endorsed by Biden & Harris.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
14. Free college for all, including illegal aliens & non-citizens (taxpayer-funded with estimates in the billions). Bernie Sanders’s plan adopted.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
15. Immediately decriminalize illegal entry into our country.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
16. Open Borders.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
17. Drivers Licenses for illegal aliens (already happening in states with Democrat leadership.) Biden & Harris endorsed.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
18. Democrats permit and agree with the destruction and erasing of our history. Democrat Mayors & Governors remove our monuments/history rather than protect to appease their socialist base.
Democrats Yes.
Republicans No.
19. Fracking, Coal Mining jobs gone as soon as Biden/Harris take office. Hey Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia. Vote Biden you’re voting for your own unemployment.
20. Late term abortions, continued use of tax payer funds for abortions.
People, Democrats want to make this election all about conspiracy, play the blame game against President Trump. They WON’T talk about their platform & Goals for obvious reasons.
James Robert Miles
September 17, 2020 at 12:57 pm
Have you been living under a rock or are you just plain stupid? The info is out their or else you get all your “news” from faux “news!” No one plays the blame game better than your dear leader who has admitted that he “takes responsibility for NOTHING!” If you like being led by an F’ing idiot, welcome to Trump’s world!
Gus heim
September 8, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Val Demming was a mediocre police employee that MADE IT TO THE TOP IN fLORIDA AS A SHERIFF BECAUSE SHE WAS A MINORITY , SHE never did anything outstanding to deserve this. And she is collecting a BIG pension for this! She reminds me of Kamala Harris , another so-called minority who is playing the race card too! What she is saying is putting gasoline on the fire, NOT Trump. and he is collecting no salary or govt pension . ! We must see through the politicians like Demmings and think of what we reall have. If you dont like it , MOVE out. No one here owes you anything. BUT for now the race card is working very well for the politicians that have always been underachievers in life and can sell ice cubes to eskinos because they are greedy and they think the Average Americans is still stupid.Demming is working on her second BIG Govt pension and if YOU re elect her she will get it, then she will disappear into the woodwork. because she is a nothing in the path of opportunity. Think about it!. Its true.
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