05/30/2020

Governor DeWine Disagrees with Trump’s ‘Looting’ Tweet

He says leaders should be a source of ‘peace and stability’

In a rare example of public dissent with the leader of his party, Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday he disagrees with a controversial tweet from President Donald Trump that, referring to unrest in Minnesota and elsewhere this week, said “when the looting begins, the shooting begins.”

Asked about the tweet, DeWine, a Republican, said he doesn’t agree “with that last sentence at all.” He also said he views his job as bringing people together in the diverse state he represents.

“Look, I think it’s very important that leaders like myself be a source of peace and stability, and work to hear the divisions that we have in this country,” DeWine said. “That is, I believe, my obligation. I can’t do it alone. I can do it with my fellow Ohioans.”

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