What he called them · Before politics · № 24
Tweeted that 'thugs' were 'happily and openly destroying Baltimore' during the 2015 unrest
“Our great African American president hasn't exactly had a positive impact on the thugs who are happily and openly destroying Baltimore.”
- Said
- Subject
- Baltimore protesters during the Freddie Gray unrest
- Target
- American cities
- Place
- Baltimore
- Topic
- Justice & the courts
- Era
- Before politics
What happened
Trump posted the tweet in the early hours of April 28, 2015, after rioting broke out in Baltimore following the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died of a spinal injury suffered in police custody. CBS Baltimore reported the tweet as a criticism of President Obama. Outlets quote the wording with small variations (some include 'so happily'). On May 1, 2015 he tweeted that billions of dollars had been spent on Baltimore and it was 'still a total mess.'