Reacting to the “execution style” murders of two New York Police Department officers, real estate mogul Donald Trump said that Al Sharpton has “gotten away with a lot of murder” and repeatedly referred to him as a “con man.”
Trump made the comments on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning.
“He is a guy who I don’t believe really believes what he is saying,” Trump said Monday.
“Some people would call him a con man,” said Trump. “He’s gotten away with a lot of murder, he probably makes a decent living, he doesn’t pay taxes. If you didn’t pay your taxes you’d be going to jail for a long time. But for some reason he’s out on the streets preaching like we’re supposed to listen.”
“I just can’t believe he gets away with this murder because he doesn’t believe what he’s saying,” Trump said. “You wonder what goes on in his mind.”
“I think Al Sharpton is going to create a tremendous backlash, and that could be a very violent thing,” Trump added.
Trump also railed against the current state of race relations in New York City, saying they are at the worst levels that he’s ever seen.
“I’ve never seen the city like this. It’s torn, it’s divided, and in the age of Obama where all of this stuff should have been perfect and the best ever, it’s among the worst I’ve ever seen,” said Trump. “I’ve never seen such a race divide as I see right now.”
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