Trump Rips Pittsburgh Black Lives Matter Protesters

PITTSBURGH, PA —President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to criticize supposed Black Lives Matters protesters who interrupted outdoor diners at a Pittsburgh restaurant over the Labor Day weekend.

Pittsburgh public safety officials are investigating the incident, which was captured on social media. The videos include a woman approaching an elderly couple at a table and taking a sip of one of their beers.

“People have the right to dine in public without being accosted and without vulgarities being thrown at them,” Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said in a release on Tuesday. “What we saw this weekend was assault and battery. It was embarrassing. The vast majority of the protests in Pittsburgh have been peaceful, but this weekend was anything but peaceful.”

Trump called the people who accosted the diners "anarchists" who will vote for his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, in the November election. The president offered no evidence to support his claim.

Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert said, "As a native Pittsburgher, what I saw this weekend was disturbing and cannot continue. Sadly, the protesters’ message gets erased when you
have certain organizers inciting violence, which is what a handful of them are doing.

"It creates a dangerous and volatile situation. Our goal, now and always, is to maintain safety for everyone, and that includes protesters, residents, visitors, business owners and patrons and our
police officers who are working under difficult conditions to serve the public.”