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Speaking at the his father's campaign rally in Tulsa, the president's son Eric Trump referred to Black Lives Matter protesters as "animals".
Telling supporters that there is no family other than the Trumps that will work harder for them, he said they will preserve "the moral fabric of the country".
He continued: "Because when you watch the nonsense on TV, when you see these animals literally taking over our cities, burning down churches, this isn't America."
"They represent the smallest fraction of our society", he added, saying that Americans do not support that kind of behaviour.
Standing with his wife, Lara, Mr Trump Jr went on to say that they will also protect religious liberty .
Show all 16 1 /16Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma A Trump supporter sits in the upper rows of the BOK Centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma ahead of a campaign rally. There were reports of far lower numbers attending than the president's team had predicted
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Donald Trump points to his shoe at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma during a lengthy explanation of why he walked so carefully on a ramp at West Point military academy a week earlier
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma A police officer gestures during a Black Lives Matter event near the BOK Centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma ahead of a campaign rally by Donald Trump
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Trump supporters take their seats in the BOK Centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma ahead of a campaign rally by the president. Many people in the crowd were choosing not to wear face masks despite medical recommendations during the coronavirus pandemic
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Merchandise vendors wearing face masks at the BOK Centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma ahead of a Donald Trump rally
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Trump supporter Scott Hilliard, left, argues with Black Lives Matter protester Eugene Smith near the BOK Centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma ahead of a campaign rally by the president
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma A Trump supporter and a Black Lives Matter protester face off in Tulsa, Oklahoma ahead of a campaign rally by Donald Trump
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma A protester shouts at Donald Trump supporters outside a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Eric Trump, Donald Trump's second son, in the BOK Centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma ahead of a campaign rally
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma A woman wearing a T-shirt with the message 'I Can't Breathe' is arrested after refusing to leave the area outside the rally, which she said she had a ticket for
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma A woman speaks to police officers during a protest against racial injustice outside a Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Brad Parscale, Donald Trump's campaign manager, in Tulsa, Oklahoma ahead of the president's first rally in three months
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma A protester against racial injustice is arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma A Trump supporter wearing a Make America Great Again cap speaking outside a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Trump supporters wait to enter a rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Donald Trump supporters and opponents clash outside the BOK Centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma ahead of an election rally by the president
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"We are going to say 'Merry Christmas', which is totally under assault," he said
He also promised to protect the second amendment .
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