Saturday's protests were some of the largest and there were few problems reported at the peaceful events around the U.S. In Washington, it marked the ninth day of protests.
President Donald Trump said in a tweet Sunday that he had ordered the National Guard to withdraw from Washington, D.C., after calling them in response to protests in the capital city that occasionally devolved into vandalism, looting and clashes with police.
Protests have taken place in Washington, and across the U.S., since George Floyd, a black man, died after a Minneapolis police officer held him down with a knee on his neck. The president has called for a tough response to the protests in order to"dominate the streets" and has threatened to call in active-duty troops to quell unrest in cities where local authorities were unable to do so.
"When I came in Monday, it was clear to me that we did have to increase the perimeter on that side of Lafayette Park and push it out one block," Barr said Sunday on CBS News'"Face the Nation."to the deployment of National Guard members in the city without her request and after she had rejected offers of assistance from other states.
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