Tufawon Defends Posts After 2,500 Arrests in French Riots

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 21

Tufawon, a 40-year-old Minnesota rapper, said his Facebook posts praising France's protests and urging white Americans to “raise hell” were figurative and did not intend to incite violence.
The defense came after he posted that more people in the U.S. should become “radicalized,” citing the French unrest as a model after visiting a Saint-Denis high school with Greta Thunberg.
French officials have arrested more than 2,500 people as student-led demonstrations over school conditions and funding cuts spread into nationwide riots involving multiple political factions.
About $1 billion in damage has been reported, with looting, arson and attacks on buildings in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Bordeaux; more protests are planned for Saturday under heavy security.
Trump, reacting after protesters interrupted his North Carolina rally, warned Tuesday that federal law enforcement would treat any similar U.S. rioters “very, very rough.”