USA TODAY: Trump Lied About the LA Riots So You Couldn’t See What He Was REALLY Doing

USA TODAY has been an invaluable resource for those following the mostly peaceful protests in Los Angeles. For example, after protesters set a fleet of self-driving Waymo cars on fire and danced on the hoods holding Mexican flags, USA TODAY ran a piece about how it was a bad idea to burn electric vehicles, because of the emissions from the batteries. If you’re going to burn cars, make them plain old combustion engine cars.

USA TODAY has an opinion piece out today revealing that President Donald Trump lied about the rioting in Los Angeles as a distraction from what he was really doing.

Opinion: Trump lied about the LA protests so you wouldn't see what he's really doing | Opinion https://t.co/HmYT85F5br

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