In response to riots in Charlotte, North Carolina, the state’s governor has declared a state of emergency in the area:
I have declared a State of Emergency & initiated efforts to deploy the Nat'l Guard & Highway Patrol to assist local law enforcement in CLT
— Pat McCrory (@PatMcCroryNC) September 22, 2016
During the rioting, a person was shot and several reporters were assaulted. But fear not, because the Obama administration is reportedly sending “help”:
Mayor Roberts tells us help is on the way from Washington
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) September 22, 2016
Mayor Roberts say people from the White House and Department of Justice will be on the ground in Charlotte tomorrow.
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) September 22, 2016
Mayor Roberts says team from Department of Justice will be on the ground in #Charlotte Thursday; same team that helped in Ferguson
— David Hurst (@David__Hurst) September 22, 2016
Will some help from the Obama White House and Justice Department help calm things down? Confidence is low:
to stir up more problems
— One Woman aka Granny (@Outofnames) September 22, 2016
Wonderful. Let's politicize this and make it even worse.
— Fake Noose (@LetItBurnUSA) September 22, 2016
The Justice Department? So they're going to politicize it right out of the gate https://t.co/FtoRHWx118
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) September 22, 2016
oh great now the real division begins.
— Robert Mueller jr. (@BUCKS4REAL) September 22, 2016
Pretty quick. They're afraid of this helping Trump. Obama likes to let these things fester. https://t.co/kFYNDKeF4h
— AgainstTrumpDude (@TheAmishDude) September 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/Wolfiemann/status/778784002132045824
Sell all your property in #Charlotte quick. https://t.co/bvR32jwJn9
— Daily_stir #FreeMilo (@daily_stir) September 22, 2016
My question is why wasn't Obama on the air tonight? He supposedly has some influence in the Black community, right? https://t.co/KhpYNiOkm8
— Pot Bellied Snow Chicken. (@phantommut) September 22, 2016
@tlcopper Well, that should solve everything…
— Marvin the Martian (@the_kaboom) September 22, 2016
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