With the wave of rage erupting and the protests showing frustration of a large percentage of American society, the American president gave the green light to the National Guard to be activated in 17 states, including Washington, California, Minnesota, Colorado. , Kansas and Georgia. A traffic ban was imposed in almost 40 cities, but most citizens ignored it, which caused tension and violent confrontation with the authorities.
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It is worth noting that the traffic bans are the most imposed since 1968 in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., which also coincided with a presidential campaign and amid anti-war protests. The deteriorating situation in many US states is causing a serious headache for Donald Trump, who has been widely criticized for managing the coronavirus while his country is in the run-up to the election. So far, US police have made more than a thousand arrests in 22 US cities.
At the same time, thousands of police and soldiers patrolled major US cities the next night overnight in anti-racism protests that sparked violent riots, with Donald Trump and his administration blaming far-left organizations. President Donald Trump spent nearly an hour at the White House shelter on Friday night as protesters gathered outside the White House. A police source told the American network that the "First Lady", Melania Trump and the couple's son, Baron, had been taken to the shelter first.
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A second source told CNN that "if the danger in the White House is in the red and the president moves to the White House Emergency Operations Center, then Melania Trump, Baron Trump or any other member of the first family will move as well." There are also reports that about 50 members of the US Secret Service were injured during clashes with protesters, CNN reports. The first communication between the victim's family and the head of the Minneapolis police department on CNN television developed into dramatic tones. The "meeting" took place between the head of the department Mrdaria Aradono and the brother of the victim Philonis Floyd.
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Looting and vandalism
Shoplifting was reported in Santa Monica, a California seaside town a short distance from Los Angeles. The outrage that swept the United States after the assassination of George Floyd by a white police officer provoked violent incidents accompanied by looting and arson in Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, Las Vegas, Seattle, Seattle, police in Los Angeles, Miami, Portland, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., with police using chemicals extensively and repelling protesters with rubber bullets. The motto of the protesters who have flooded many streets of the USA is "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe" (the last words of George Floyd before he died below the knee of police officer Derek Sauvin).
"No one cares about us until we are dead. And we protest and nothing happens. That's what we want to change, "said one Miami protester. In addition to the protesters, there were journalists who were attacked in many cities, both by police and protesters. In New York City, police arrested about 350 people and slightly injured 30 police officers during the clashes. The mayor of the city, Bill de Blasio, said that the behavior of the police is being investigated and as he said he saw a video in which a police officer pulls the mask from the face of an African-American protester and sprays something on his face. Among those arrested for illegal gathering on Saturday night is Di Blazio's 25-year-old daughter, Chiara, according to a New York Police Department source. The young woman was released.
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For her part, Atlanta Mayor Kisa Lance Bottoms compared the situation to the riots in Charlottesville, where clashes between supporters of white supremacy and anti-fascists killed one person and injured dozens in August 2017. Trump then state that there are "very okay people on both sides". "President Trump is aggravating the situation," he told CBS. "We have reached a turning point. "His rhetoric only does to provoke the situation and he must be silent."
Trump is under fire from Democrats
"He should unite the country and not add fuel to the fire," Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told ABC television. At the same time, Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the November presidential election condemned the violence. "Protests against such police brutality are a right and a necessity. City arson and destruction are not," said the former US vice president.
"The United States will declare ANTIFA a terrorist organization," Trump tweeted, accusing the movement and other "radical extremists" of rioting during peaceful protests over the assassination of George F. George. .
The Trump administration cannot agree on how to de-escalate tensions
As protests spread across the United States, President Trump and his top advisers cannot agree on the White House's next steps in de-escalating tensions. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is pushing for President Trump to deliver a formal address to the American nation to emphasize his support for law and order, as well as the police.
On the other hand, Trump's son-in-law and high-ranking adviser, Jared Kouchner, along with other high-ranking advisers, argue against such a move, arguing that his tone could turn important voters away in the run-up to the November presidential election. whose support the Trump administration is trying to win. A presidential speech will divert public attention from President Trump's message to restart the economy as soon as possible, according to those opposed to the move.
Images of civil war in the US are causing panic around the world
Incidents of racist violence in the United States no longer surprise even Donald Trump's closest allies, although many have expressed strong concern. Riots between police and protesters make headlines in the international press as the coronavirus crisis spreads to other countries.
The brutal death of a 46-year-old African-American man on May 25 in Minneapolis was the latest in a list of black men and women killed by U.S. police. Floyd died last Monday, and a video showing him lying on the street saying "I can't breathe" as a white police officer strangled him for about nine minutes sparked outrage in a politically and racially divided country. in the middle of the period of the polar presidential campaign. In addition, American society is now coming out of severe quarantine due to the coronavirus and millions of citizens have lost their jobs due to the pandemic. In fact, minority communities have been hit hard by the pandemic.
Britain
Thousands of people gathered in the heart of London yesterday to express their solidarity with the American protesters. Shouting slogans such as: "Without justice! Without peace! " and waving placards reading "How much more?" in Trafalgar Square, protesters ignored rules banning rallies because of the pandemic.
According to the British press, tension was caused outside the US embassy building in the British capital, with the "Daily Mail" newspaper pointing out that the authorities made at least 23 arrests in London.
Denmark
In Denmark, protesters gathered outside the US embassy yesterday holding placards with the slogan: "Stop killing blacks".
Germany
Protesters stormed the US embassy in Berlin on Saturday, chanting "Justice for George Floyd" and hundreds of Germans stormed a rally in the Kreuzberg district on Friday, chanting "Silence is violence", "Police are responsible" and does he act when the police kill him? '
Italy
In Italy, Corriere della Sera correspondent Massimo Gadzi wrote in an article that the reaction to Floyd's assassination was "different" from previous cases of African-Americans being killed by American fire. "There are black movements that no longer preach nonviolent resistance," Gadji wrote, underlining the Minnesota governor's warning that "anarchist and white nationalist groups are trying to fuel chaos."
In countries with authoritarian governments, state media portrays the chaos and violence of US protests, in part to undermine US officials' criticism of their nations.
China
In China, protests are being held in the light of US government criticism of China's crackdown on anti-government protests in Hong Kong.
Iran
In Iran, state television, which has censored access to many citizens' websites, has been broadcasting images of the US riots in recent hours. "Journalists refer to horrific images in New York, where police attacked protesters." In another state television show, the journalist accused US police in Washington of "setting fire to cars and attacking protesters."
Russia
Russia has accused the United States of "systematic human rights problems." He condemned Floyd's death as the latest in a series of police violence cases against African Americans, and there were many "voices" of solidarity with the protesters.
Brazil
In Brazil, hundreds of people gathered in front of Rio de Janeiro's presidential palace to protest crimes committed by police against blacks in Rio's working-class neighborhoods known as "favelas." The protest, called "Blacks's lives matter", was stopped when police used tear gas to disperse protesters.
"I can not breathe," some protesters shouted, referring to the death of George Floyd. The protesters demanded an end to the police operations in favelas.
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Canada
In Canada, protesters took to the streets to protest against racism. Clashes broke out between Montreal police and some protesters. The police declared the gathering illegal stating that there were demonstrators opened fire on police officers with the same answer with pepper spray and tear gas.
Lebanon
In Lebanon over the weekend, anti-government protesters flooded social media with tweets expressing their solidarity with US protesters using the hashtag #Americarevolts. Within 24 hours, the hashtag #Americanrevolts became No. 1 in traffic in Lebanon.