Trump Lays Blame For Clashes On 'Radical-Left Anarchists'

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Trump Lays Blame For Clashes On 'Radical-Left Anarchists'
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As overlapping crises convulsed an anxious nation, President Trump sought to cast blame for widespread protests on 'radical-left anarchists.' He also said the media 'is doing everything within their power to foment hatred and anarchy.'

President Trump speaks at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, following a manned spacecraft launch. He addressed protests in response to the death of George Floyd, striking a milder tone than he has on Twitter in recent days.President Trump speaks at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, following a manned spacecraft launch. He addressed protests in response to the death of George Floyd, striking a milder tone than he has on Twitter in recent days.

The president has said that members of the loosely defined far-left group Antifa — short for"anti-fascists" — have led clashes with police and looting in cities across the country since the killing of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis. It's unclear if any group or groups are primarily responsible for escalating protests that began following George Floyd's death on May 25 as Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd's neck.

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