Asked if he would condemn the actions of pro-Trump ralliers who clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 29, shooting paintball guns into the crowd, U.S. President Donald Trump defended their actions stating that their protest was “peaceful” and that “paint is not bullets.” He went on to claim that a man who was found dead of a gunshot wound had been killed by supporters of the media, telling the reporter who asked the question they were “your supporters.”
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