“US President Donald Trump is a gangster. He’s trying to be a dictator”, American film director Spike Lee has said after Donald Trump‘s threat to deploy the military to the ongoing protests on Black Lives Matter. Dipto paul reports.
From Thursday 4 May, National Guard troops are already standing on the streets along with police after Trump’s decision in response to the looting and rioting following the death of George Floyd.
Lee also commented on Trump’s photograph posted on Monday (June 1) where he is seen holding up a Bible in front of a fire-damaged church from walking distance of the White House.
Lee said: “I was watching this last night with my family and we were all screaming in disbelief that this thing was staged.”
He added: “This show of force – gassing, beating innocent, peaceful bystanders so you could clear the street so you could take a walk to the church. It was ridiculous. The Bible did not look comfortable in his hand, and he didn’t look comfortable holding the Bible either. I have never seen something like that before in my life, particularly with a world leader”.
Entitled with ‘3 Brothers-Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd’, Spike Lee released a short film on police brutality on Monday (June 1) through a program of CNN.