Commotion: Are Soup Cans the New Bricks?

Commotion: Are Soup Cans the New Bricks?

Most of the cans thrown at officers were not soup (Getty Images).

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In a speech, U.S. President Donald Trump said that BLM protestors have been throwing soup cans.

The claim soon spread on social media.

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