Letter to BS: Trump's insensitive threats fueling violence across US

Instead of calming the protesters, Trump has been issuing intolerant and provocative statements

Apropos the news report “Donald Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests across US” (June 3), it is precisely such insensitive threats that are fueling violence across America. A white police officer killed George Floyd, an African-American man, in cold blood by kneeling on his neck for nearly seven minutes, ostensibly to restrain him, during his arrest. The video of the incident went viral, causing nationwide protests, widespread arson and rioting, including outside the White House. Floyd’s last words, “I can’t breathe”, have become the war cry of the protesters. Instead of calming the protesters, Trump has been