Comment by advisedwang

The phrase Trump uses is a direct quote from a police chief who was explicitly giving the OK to his police officers to kill protesters.

Much as I hate the over-use of the term "dog whistle" this is the exact thing it means. It has plausible deniability, but to the intended audience it sends a clear message.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/05/29/when-the-l...