Trump denies new claims he wanted US military to attack protesters

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Trump denies new claims he wanted US military to attack protesters
By Leo Shane III
May 9, 01:02 PM
In this June 1, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump departs the White House to visit outside St. John's Church in Washington.
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, center, walk outside the White House to visit nearby St. John's Church in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday denied an accusation that he wanted to use U.S. military members to shoot protestors during civil rights demonstrations in summer 2020, but declined comment on a similar report that he suggested using missiles to attack drug cartels in Mexico.

Those allegations — and more — are included in former Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s new book “A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times,” which is set to be released Tuesday.

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