Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
Matthew Sheffield @mattsheffield

Trump's phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" is an unattributed quote of Walter Headley, Miami's police chief in 1967. It was a threat to citizens who were upset that police had terrorized a black teenager by holding him over a bridge:

How three violent days gripped a black Miami neighborhood as Nixon was nominated in 1968

As the GOP held its convention across the river, the predominantly black Liberty City neighborhood burned in riots, which led to the death of three people.
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Miami 1967 to Minnesota 2020; Walter Headley to Donald Trump. Different faces, same story, same language!
I've read a few mentions online today saying that Stephen Miller, Trump's well-known-to-be-a-racist policy advisor, is likely behind the phrasing.

Trump wouldn't remember something from 1967 unless it flared up and needed ointment.

No excuses for him using the terminology though - it's frightening and he's certainly capable of following through with the threat of violence.