Police fired tear gas outside the White House late on Sunday as major US cities were put under curfew to suppress rioting as anti-racism protestors again took to the streets to voice fury at police brutality.
"There are some bad cops who are racist. There are cops that maybe don't have the right training."
"Congratulations to our National Guard for the great job they did immediately upon arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last night," Mr Trump said in a tweet, adding that they"should be used in other States before it is too late!"The Department of Defense said that around 5,000 National Guard troops had been mobilised in 15 states as well as the capital Washington with another 2,000 on standby.
The country has to come together to say to elected officials and policy makers that enough is enough.Multiple arrests were reported by US media in Minneapolis, Seattle and New York as rallies continued through the night. "We are beyond a tipping point in this country, and his rhetoric only enflames that," she said on CBS."And he should just sometimes stop talking."Peaceful protests occurred too, including in Toronto as the movement spread beyond America's borders.
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