President Trump called violent protests over the death of George Floyd “acts of domestic terror” on Monday and threatened to deploy troops to cities across the U.S. if they could not be quelled. “I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers,” Trump said at the White House, declaring, “I am your president of law and order.”
The Pentagon mobilized 800 active-duty National Guard troops in the Washington D.C. as protests swelled in Lafayette Square outside the White House. On Friday, Trump was taken to a secret bunker as demonstrators clashed with the Secret Service in the same area.
Earlier Monday, Trump pushed governors to “dominate” the protesters, during a conference call, “or they’re going to run over you, and you’re going to look like a bunch of jerks,” saying: “Most of you are weak.”
Curfews were in effect in cities across the country, including for 8.6 million New York City residents from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., as state leaders sought to head off another violent night. Essential workers were exempted. The NYPD doubled its police presence to 8,000 officers after officials.
In Minneapolis, an independent autopsy concluded that Floyd died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression. Later, Floyd’s brother, Terrence Floyd, called for peaceful protests, saying: “I’m not over here blowing up stuff, because that’s not going to bring my brother back at all.”
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