'George Floyd protesters did not even spare statue of Mahatma Gandhi'

US President Donald Trump has said that the protesters who went violent in the aftermath of the death of AfricanAmerican George Floyd did not spare even the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington DC describing the demonstrators as a bunch of thugsFloyd died in Minneapolis on May 25 after white police officer Derek Chauvin handcuffed and pinned him to the ground and knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes while the 46yearold from Houston gasped for breathThe footage which went viral showed Floyd pleading with the officer saying he cant breathe His death sparked nationwide violent protests with some protesters resorting to vandalism looting and rioting across the country leaving behind a trail of destructionYou know they started ripping down Abraham Lincoln When they hit Lincoln I said wait a minute This is the man and you can do then they hit George Washington Thomas Jefferson They had everybody Trump said at a wellattended election rally in Minnesota a State that he lost by a little over 44000 votes in 2016 on FridayHe also mentioned about the statue of Gandhi in Washington DC that was vandalised by unknown miscreants at the peak of the nationwide protests They even had Gandhi All Gandhi wanted was one thing peace Right We have peace Rip down his statue We dont like him I dont think they have any idea what theyre doing Trump saidI think theyre just a bunch of thugs okay you want to know the truth I think theyre a bunch of thugs he saidThe president told his cheering audience that he had signed an executive order that would put such miscreants in jail for 10 years Now nobody even talks about taking statues down he said The vandalised statue was restored later by the Embassy of India here with the help of National Park Police and the State DepartmentWe had a period of time when they were ripping down all of the statues and monuments and I said to my people four months ago I said this is crazy These peopleand they dont even know Trump saidNow that he has signed an executive order Trump said that nobody has showed up in four months to take down a statue Because you know why They look and they say I want to take on that statue Im going to take down that statue That statues coming down And then somebody says you know its 10 years in jail They go thats too much Im getting out of here Its true he said amidst laughterTen years is not acceptable Ten years is a lot to rip down a statue have a little fun especially when they have no idea what theyre ripping down But we have an idea what theyre ripping down Theyre ripping down in many cases greatness Theyre ripping down our past Theyre ripping down our history he saidThats where these guys begin The take away your history You look at the Middle East You look all over Look what ISIS did Look what all of them do They go down and they go to museums and they break everything and they rip everything They want to take away your past They are not taking away the past of the United States of America Not as long as Im here Trump saidKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever