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Is the history of that phrase commonly known? That long and detailed Wikipedia Article was only created after Trump said the phrase:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_the_looting_...

>>JohnBe+(OP)
I must admit, I didn’t know the origin of the phrase when Trump said it. I only learned about it after the fact, and passed on the link here.

>>JohnBe+(OP)
Yes, the history is fairly well known by people who lived in the late 1960s. It was reported in the press and major magazines.

>>JohnBe+(OP)
When someone leads a nation of several hundred million people, it is expected that their public communication be thoroughly vetted. This is even true at a medium to large corporation for an executive.

This is an expectation. I don’t actually believe Trump has anyone filtering his speech and I don’t think he’s educated enough to understand the phrase he said, but with that said, yes, we should expect our leaders to be informed on the nature of the words they say especially in the context of a crisis or emergency.

>>JohnBe+(OP)
If Trump didn't know, I suspect that he had adopted the phrase from someone in his circle who does know - can imagine him thinking 'sounds like a catchy way of threatening consequences; I'm going to bust that out next chance I get.'