In response to the unrest, Donald Trump will deploy thousands of heavily armed soldiers in Washington.
US President Donald Trump condemns the violent protests taking place in several parts of the country following the death of Black American George Floyd in police custody.
This is what the president said at his first press conference on the matter last night until Tuesday Danish time. That’s what the Reuters news agency writes.
So far, Trump has only commented on the massive protests on Twitter.
He says press conference, that he will mobilize all available resources, including civilians and the military, to stop the protests.
– I have strongly recommended the governors to deploy national Guardin a sufficient number so that we dominate the streets. Mayors andgovernors must establish an overwhelming presenceuntil the violence is stopped, Trump says.
Trump says, according to the AFP news agency, that he will deploy “thousands of heavyweights armed soldiers in Washington “.
– As we speak, I send thousands and thousands of difficulties armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement to stop the uprising, looting, vandalism, assaults and miserable devastations, Trump says.
According to the president, real estate and monuments in Washington DC have been vandalized during violent protests Monday.
Visited church
After his press conference, Trump goes on foot from the White House to the damaged Church of St. John’s.
Police have removed protesters at the church using tear gas cannons so that Trump can be photographed in front of it, writes The Guardian.
This past week there have been major protests in the US over it unarmed the death of black man George Floyd.
He died Monday last week after he was brutally arrested by a white officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to an independent autopsy, Floyd died of asphyxiation and pressure against his back.
It has got large crowds on the streets of countless cities to demonstrate against racism and police violence in the United States.
Source: dr.dk
