Trump warns of military action as protests against George Floyd's assassination continue in Minnesota
US President Donald Trump warned on Friday that he would "send a National Guard and fix the situation" if protests in Minnesota were not banned.
He was referring to ongoing protests against the murder of 46-year-old black man George Floyd, who was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday on suspicion of using counterfeit notes. Police handcuffed him and held him to the ground, a biceps video showing an officer kneeling on Floyd's neck.
The videos show Floyd saying he can't breathe unless he's quiet and lame. He was later declared dead.
In a two-part tweet, Trump accused Manipolis Mayor Jacob Free of the "extremely weak radical left" of failing to control protests in parts of the city. The president added that he had told Minnesota Governor Tim Walz that "the military is with him in every way" and warned that law enforcement would resort to firing if the violent protests did not stop.
Trump tweeted, "These THUGS are insulting George Floyd's memory, and I won't let that happen." "I just talked to Governor Tim Wallace and told him that the military is with him in every way. Any difficulty and we will take control of it, but when the looting starts, the firing starts. Thank you!"
President Trump's second tweet was flagged by Twitter for violating the rules of the platform on "glorifying violence." However, it was not taken down.
A fire broke out late Thursday, the third day of a demonstration in a police suburb of Minnesota, when the so-called twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul reported the killing of a handcuffed black man by police.
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