Police attacked protesters in Philadelphia and Washington, DC, while Trump threatened to unleash the military on demonstrators against systematic inequality.
, both unarmed, were ushered in by a harrowing display by Trump outside the White House. With the sounds of police firing tear gas on peaceful protesters and choppers overhead, the president said he would bring “thousands and thousands" of soldiers if governors didn't engage the National Guard to stop the demonstrations.
Recent nationwide protests have included looting and several deaths, and police in multiple cities have drawn new condemnation for their use of tear gas and rubber bullets on crowds, as well as their targeting of journalists. Cities around the country have instituted curfews. In spite of the chaos of past days, groups of largely peaceful protesters continued to gather Monday evening.
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