Arlington County is pulling its police officers from DC as a result of Trump's photo-op circus
Protestors are tear gassed as the police disperse them near the White House on Monday. Illustration: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was arrested on Friday and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, but his arrest was not enough to stem the spread of protests throughout the country over the weekend.
With the curfew two hours away, looters are hitting midtown Manhattan again Journalist David Caplan tweets that there has been new looting “at a Duane Reade, Nike, Michael Kors, Yankees Clubhouse store, vandalism at Barnes & Noble, and more, all of those in midtown.” A largely peaceful protest was tear-gassed to clear space for a bizarre photo op starring the president and a Bible And the president’s photo op was definitely not made for video: Trump declares himself “the president of law and order” while flash bangs sound in the background There was absolutely no reason to presume that President Trump would give a speech tonight that could unify the nation — and he didn’t.
He also repeated what he told governors earlier Monday: “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them.” Louisville police chief fired following shooting of protester David McAtee, a popular BBQ restaurant owner The chief of the Louisville Metro Police, Steve Conrad, was fired on Monday after a protester, David McAtee, was shot and killed by law enforcement early Monday morning.
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