Trump threatens to bring in the army to stop US protests
The president called on mayors and governors to ‘establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence’ to stop protests over the death of a George Floyd in police custody
02 June 2020 - 09:32
Washington/Minneapolis — President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to use the US military to halt protests over the death of a black man in police custody, before law enforcement officers fired rubber bullets and teargas to clear demonstrators and allow the president to walk to a church and pose for pictures.
But as darkness fell hours after the president’s remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House, violence erupted for a seventh night. Demonstrators set fire to a strip mall in Los Angeles and looted stores in New York City...
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