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Pro-Trump football legend Herschel Walker says rioters who cross state lines should face federal charges
FORMER NFL star Herschel Walker has suggested that anyone arrested during a riot should get "federal time" if they are not from that city.
Walker on Monday saying he is going to "become a local leader" after seeing others failing to "step up" to protect citizens.
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"I've watched a lot of these beautiful cities being destroyed by people rioting and I saw all these local leaders that won't step up to the plate and protect their citizens or their citizens' businesses," he said.
"So I'm going to step up to the plate and become a local leader in a sense that I want to put in a mandate that anyone arrested during a riot and they're not from that city, they don't have a residence in that city or that town, should be arrested and get federal time."
Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner, and complimented work for social justice and the black community.
"I pray every night that God gives him more time," Walker said.
"Give him four more years. He has accomplished so much, almost all by himself under constant attack. But there is more work to do."
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Walker said that Trump shows how he cares for the black community through his actions.
";His actions speak louder than any stickers or slogans on a jersey," he added.
In his tweet on Monday, Walker tagged a major news outlets, the president, , and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro.
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"Outsiders coming to Riot into other communities should get Federal Time for destroying lives and businesses! #StopTheViolence," he captioned the video.
Violent protests, riots, and looting have occurred across the country over the past few months.
Large protests picked up after the death of , a black man who while he was in custody in May.
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Since then, protesters have been demonstrating for 100 consecutive days in Portland, .
In June, reported that businesses in have lost at least $23million due to rioting and looting.
An estimated $4million was said to be physical damages, while the rest was lost revenue.
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