Donald Trump -- who has faced criticism for his responses to the outbreak of the protests against racism and police brutality -- said he wanted to 'see really compassionate but strong law enforcement', adding 'toughness is sometimes the most compassionate'.
Floyd died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, held him down with a knee on his neck though he repeatedly pleaded, 'I can’t breathe', and 'please, I can’t breathe'.
Speaking at the White House, Trump said that Floyd's memory must not be 'drowned out by an angry mob' and added that he has 'strongly recommended' to every Governor to deploy the national guard in sufficient numbers to dominate the streets until the violence has been quelled.
The killing of 46-year-old black man, George Floyd, at the hands of police in Minneapolis ignited the nationwide wave of outrage over law enforcement’s repeated use of lethal force against unarmed African Americans.
George Floyd stopped breathing after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
The shocking videotaped death last Monday of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, at the hands of police in Minneapolis ignited the nationwide wave of outrage over law enforcement's repeated use of lethal force against unarmed African Americans.
Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont came in third with 14 per cent of support. Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, ranked fourth with support rate unchanged at 7 per cent, according to the poll.
The new law amends the state's anti-discrimination law, adding those natural traits that have been 'historically associated with race' to the description of 'race'.
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