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Fox News Anchor Harris Faulkner Presses Donald Trump On Use Of Phrase “When The Looting Starts, The Shooting Starts”
Ted Johnson In a sit-down with President Donald Trump on Thursday, Fox News’ Harris Faulkner asked him about his response to protests and unrest in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.“Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Trump wrote on Twitter on May 28.Reporters quickly pointed to the source of the phrase, used in 1967 by Miami’s mayor Walter E. Headley, who had a history of racial bigotry, according to historians.
