Trump Shows Hostility Toward Protests With Tweet on Injured Man

President claims without evidence protester is Antifa member
Buffalo man remains hospitalized with head injury from police

(WARNING: Video contains graphic scenes and profanities.) Police in Buffalo, New York, shoved an elderly protester to the ground on Thursday, causing him to lie motionless with blood pooling around his head.(Source: Mike Desmond/WBFO/Bloomberg)

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By Josh Wingrove

June 9, 2020 at 1:24 PM UTC

Updated on

June 9, 2020 at 4:32 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump alleged without substantiation that an elderly protester shoved to the ground and seriously injured by police in Buffalo, New York, was a “provocateur” who exaggerated his fall, once again revealing his displeasure with nationwide demonstrations against police brutality.

Trump tweeted Tuesday about last week’s injury of protester Martin Gugino, 75, who has been identified as an activist and a member of the Western New York Peace Center. Without citing any evidence, the president suggested Gugino was a member of “Antifa,” leftist activists who sometimes engage in violence. Trump has labeled them terrorists.