Letter: Trump shouts ‘Fire!’ in a theater
“When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”So said Donald Trump in a tweet about the Minneapolis street protests of police violence.How is this any different from shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater?The Supreme Court ruled long ago that our First Amendment right to freedom of speech is not unlimited. And a president's oath of office requires him to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."Why should Trump be treated any differently from the rest of
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