In an apparent attempt to scare suburban women into supporting him, President Donald Trump on Friday fired off a tweet blasting the increasing calls to defund the police in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by a Muneappolis Poice officer.
Sinking in the polls over his disastrous response to both coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide protests in support of “Black Lives Matter,” Trump decided to use fear to rally suburban women. It totally backfired.
“Do you think Suburban Women want to Defund the Police? I don’t think so,” Trump tweeted, quoting @marcthiessen. It didn’t go well as women immediately flooded his twitter feed with negative responses:
“Do you think Suburban Women want to Defund the Police? I don’t think so.” @marcthiessen
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2020
What they REALLY don't want to do is vote for a racist, which is why your numbers are tanking among these voters. They are looking for decency and order. You provide neither. You will lose this group by > 20 points.
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) June 12, 2020
Always trying to scare people . . . . not for anything, but be scared of everything!
— Becky Replogle (@brwilkes) June 12, 2020
Every suburban woman I know wants you to RESIGN!
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) June 12, 2020
Yep. Reallocate that $ to social programs
— SunshineOnACloudyDay (@IslandHopi) June 12, 2020
Just stop will you please
— Rose Mary Heise (@HeiseRosie) June 12, 2020
If it means increasing community involvement, mental health services, and cultural awareness through new social services, this suburban woman is all for it.
— Stephanie (@Madame_Manning) June 12, 2020
So it's fine to defund #FoodStamps, #education, #housing, affordable #HealthCare (#ACA, #Medicare), and other safety net programs
BUT, when #Policing is broken by #racism & by violent tactics, by all means, keep spending
You are a racist, weak, incompetent relic
— dawn (@dawnpilkington) June 12, 2020
I do!! I’m a suburban white woman and I DO!!!
— Kathie (@kaycee5404) June 12, 2020
Do you think suburban women want to vote for Trump? I don’t think so. (Signed suburban woman)
— Tina (@tinamjay) June 12, 2020
Nope, but I'm all for reducing their funding and dispersing it to other needed areas… Like teachers, etc…
Oh, and…
BREAKING:
….. You're a dick.— TheMonkeyOfFunk (@TheMonkeyOfFunk) June 12, 2020
He’s got Nothing but #SmallDickEnergy #UglyPresident #DumpTrump2020
— karfa (@ilickk) June 12, 2020
yes, I do, bc it doesn't mean No police, it means that funds will be allocated to better serve our communities in conjunction With the police #stupid #LiarInChief
— Mary Beth (@supergirl804) June 12, 2020
This suburban woman wants police departments to be partially defunded and totally restructured si they not deal with crimes. Social needs should be addressed by people who have the necessary skills.
— Laura (@LauraTheBuckeye) June 12, 2020
This suburban white woman definitely agrees with what “defund the police” stands for. We definitely need to demilitarize our police. We definitely need to hold them accountable. We definitely need a whole lot of change in this country. We need to focus more on education as well.
— Christine Wallick (@bakergeek) June 12, 2020
We want to divert funds to help homeless, the drug crisis, and aid communities so police don't have to. It makes everyone safer including the police and they don't have to do work that takes them away from their real job.
— Rebecca Olkowski | LA blogger – actor 📣 (@rebeccaolkowski) June 12, 2020
Yes we do.
— Laurie (@laurieCR13) June 12, 2020
Suburban women want to Detrump the US. Period. Everything else is noise.
— Kim K659 (@kgrace_659) June 12, 2020
Breonna Taylor #SayHerName is now up in Heaven wanting to defund the police.
— Bureau of Land Management (@GromeThea) June 12, 2020
Suburban woman who wants to defund the police. Right here. pic.twitter.com/ZWkowqSbV8
— Michelle Roth (@MRothWrites) June 12, 2020
Based on the protest in Oawood Ohio last night, they very much do.
— NotoriousKBG (@Gee_Kate) June 12, 2020
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