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Donald Trump: “They start breaking up the concrete sidewalks and the…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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FULL: Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, takes questions from Oval Office

Published | Video Starts at 45:22

And then they whip a hammer. And it's a beautiful hammer. Really. It's nice. You know, this is not a hammer somebody happens at. These are serious hammers, beautiful, brand new hammers. And They start breaking up the concrete sidewalks and the granite curbs. In many cases, granite is hard to cut. You know, it's very hard stone. And they're banging away and handing out pieces of stone. (45:22–45:27)

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Asserts that individuals are breaking sidewalks and curbs during protests.

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