In the middle of the Dallas shooting that left five police officers dead,cerita lucah 2020 an ex-congressman threatened "war" against Barack Obama and the Black Lives Matter movement in a deleted tweet.
SEE ALSO: 5 officers killed, 6 hurt by snipers near Dallas protest over police shootingsJoe Walsh, who served as an Illinois congressman for the Republicans from 2011 to 2013, tweeted: “3 Dallas Cops killed, 7 wounded. This is now war. Watch out Obama. Watch out black lives matter punks. Real America is coming after you."
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His tweet caused a backlash on Twitter with John Legend claiming that the former congressman should be arrested for threatening the U.S. president.
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Other people wondered how long would it take for the security services to take him in:
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Following the outrage, Walsh deleted the tweet and attempted to justify himself saying he just wanted to "defend our cops:"
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Since leaving Congress, Walsh has hosted a conservative radio show in Chicago.
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