Eric Trump calls Black Lives Matter protesters ‘animals’ for ‘taking over our cities’

Eric Trump calls Black Lives Matter protesters ‘animals’ for ‘taking over our cities’ and ‘burning our churches’

• Eric Trump was in Oklahoma to warm the crowd up ahead of his father’s speech
• Flanked by wife Lara, Eric, 36, promised his father would keep fighting for them
• Eric described protesters as ‘these animals literally taking over our cities’
• He also vowed to protect religious freedom and the Second Amendment 

According to DailyMail,

Eric Trump has described the protesters who were ‘taking over our cities’ as ‘animals’, in a passionate speech warming-up the crowd before his father’s rally in Tulsa.

Flanked by his wife Lara, Eric, 36, promised his father would keep fighting for all his supporters and lashed out at protesters. 

He said those that caused chaos in the streets were bringing shame on the country, describing as ‘nonsense’ their cause. 

‘We’re going to keep the moral fabric of this country, because when you watch the nonsense on TV, when you see these animals literally taking over our cities, right? Burning down churches?

‘This isn’t America. That’s not what Americans do.’

No churches are known to have been burnt down by rioters, although several were damaged.

St John’s Episcopal Church opposite the White House was targeted by arsonists, but the fire was extinguished before damage could be done. 

In New York City the landmark St Patrick’s Cathedral was defaced by graffiti, and the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis sustained minor damage.

Eric’s comments were deemed particularly insensitive in Tulsa – the site of the 1921 massacre of wealthy Black residents by a white mob. 

The Southern Poverty Law Center accused him of ‘sowing divisiveness’, while singer Ricky Davila commented: ‘The only animal is him.’ 

Another Twitter user, Margi Wilding, accused Eric of ‘belittling and trying to dehumanize them’.