In a blistering statement given to The Atlantic, former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis sharply criticized President Donald Trump and his handling of the current nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died at the hands of police last week.Mattis, who has largely kept his thoughts of the president to…
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President Trump has marshaled the power of the US government and federal law enforcement to put on a dramatic show of force against the protesters who are marching around the country to protest the death of George Floyd.In Washington D.C., where Trump has more power than in an actual state to deploy military forces, the…
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On Monday, Twitter flagged a tweet from Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as "glorifying violence."The platform turned off replies and likes on a Monday message from Gaetz stating: "Now that we clearly see Antifa as terrorists, can we hunt them down like we do those in the Middle East?"The flagging of Gaetz's tweet comes…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday issued a statewide state of emergency declaration over ongoing protests over the death of Georgia Floyd.Abbott joined leaders in Georgia, Missouri, and Minnesota in declaring a statewide state of emergency. Floyd, 46, died while being subdued by Minneapolis police on May 25.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Texas Gov. Greg…
President Donald Trump discussed the death of George Floyd and the rioting across the country on Saturday, in his remarks from Florida for SpaceX's launch of two NASA astronauts.Trump said Floyd's death was "a grave tragedy" and "should never have happened."He also blamed violence and riots on Antifa and "radical left-wing groups," and vowed to…
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Facebook is not taking any action against one of Donald Trump's posts that warned of "shooting" in Minneapolis following protests.Twitter previously said that the post on its site violated its rules on "glorifying violence" and affixed a warning to it.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he had a "visceral negative reaction" to Trump's rhetoric.However, it…
