Trump wants ‘animal Antifa radicals’ who toppled Abraham Lincoln statue jailed as Portland culprits could face 10 years
DONALD Trump said he wants "animal Antifa radicals" who toppled an Abraham Lincoln statue to be jailed as the Portland culprits could face 10 years in prison.
Protesters overturned statues of former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in Oregon, on Sunday night in a declaration of "rage" toward Columbus Day.
"The Radical Left fools in don’t want any help from real Law Enforcement which we will provide instantaneously. Vote!" he said, before slamming his presidential rival.
"Put these animals in jail, now. The Radical Left only knows how to take advantage of very dumb “leadership” fools. This is ! Law & Order!"
After toppling the statues, the crowd began smashing windows at the Oregon Historical Society and later moved onto the Portland State University Campus Public Safety office.
later declared the event a riot and ordered the group to disperse.
Cops said anyone involved in “criminal behavior, including vandalism” was subject to arrest. It’s unclear if any arrests were made.
Trump signed an executive order in June to protect monuments, memorials and statues, authorizing a penalty of up to 10 years in prison for the "willful injury" of federal property.
The monuments are the latest statues to come down in a wave of removed monuments and protests sparked by the May 25 death of in police custody.