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Jim Bognet, a former Donald Trump administration official, told Breitbart News Saturday swing district Democrat Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) is “out of touch” on the coronavirus pandemic as well as the George Floyd protests and riots.

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sen. Cory Booker said President Donald Trump does not deserve his attention.

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms accused President Donald Trump of making things worse amid the nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death while in the custody of Minneapolis police.

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said President Donald Trump was fueling the flames of civil unrest brought on by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison once tweeted support for Antifa — the so-called “anti-fascist” group that many blame for the ongoing riots in Minneapolis and elsewhere following the killing of George Floyd last week.

Armed Texans placed themselves at the Alamo Cenotaph Saturday afternoon in advance of George Floyd protests in San Antonio, Texas. Protesters defaced the monument early Friday with downward-facing arrows placed next to the statements “white supremacy,” “profit over People” and

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) accused President Donald Trump of “glorifying violence.”

Politico suggested Friday that President Donald Trump bore some responsibility for unrest around the country, claiming he was confronting “a culture war of his own making” in the riots after the death of George Floyd.

Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement took to social media Saturday night and early Sunday morning to beg those participating in riots in Santa Ana, California, not to loot local businesses, many of which are minority-owned.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles late Saturday night, and Mayor Eric Garcetti imposed a citywide curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. as riots raged through West L.A. and elsewhere.

Far-left activist and model Chrissy Teigen announced her intention on Saturday to donate $200,000 for the bailing out rioters currently inflicting widespread chaos and destruction across America. 

It was inappropriate for protesters to surround a New York Police Department (NYPD) vehicle and threaten the officers, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Saturday.

Late Saturday, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson offered MSNBC viewers his perspective of the unrest on display around the country and in New York City, underway in the name of George Floyd’s death while in police custody in Minneapolis.

Rioters lit fires at various locations in Washington, D.C., today, including near the White House, as violent unrest continued for the second day in the nation’s capital in protests over the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis, MN, police officer.

A business owner in Rochester, New York, drove up near would-be looters by his store, exited his vehicle, and fired at least one warning shot from a long gun.

Saturday on MSNBC during coverage of the riots around the country underway in the name of George Floyd’s death, MSNBC regular guest and Fordham professor Christina Greer compared the civil unrest to that which took place during the French Revolution.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a curfew on Saturday night in the wake of violent protests over the death of George Floyd.

Saturday during MSNBC’s breaking news coverage of protests and riots around the country underway in the name of the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson suggested there was something afoot with the institution of curfews in riot-torn cities.

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti called on the state’s National Guard for help on Saturday evening in response to protests in the city — which have devolved into riots — over the death of George Floyd.

Former Vice President Joe Biden issued a statement after midnight Friday, declaring that protesting police brutality is “necessary” while condemning the act of “burning down communities” as riots rage nationwide over the death of George Floyd.

A rioter appears to have accidentally lit himself on fire while trying to set ablaze the Market House in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Saturday, according to video shared to social media.

Rioters in Seattle, Washington, looted mannequins from clothing stores during protests over the police custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

During another day of protests in Chicago, violence and looting broke out late in the day in the Windy City’s major shopping district.

Saturday on CNN, while showing split-screen coverage of looting in Los Angeles and fires in Washington, D.C. tied to civil unrest underway committed in the name of the George Floyd, anchor Don Lemon editorialized about the scene.

Looters bashed out the windows of a Subway in Dallas, Texas, and stole Coca-Cola during the third night of riots across the United States over the death of George Floyd. 

A video shared on social media Saturday night appeared to show a child in pain after coming into contact with pepper spray at a riot in Seattle.

The protests across the nation over the death of George Floyd are fueling fears in U.S. cities that the demonstrations could exacerbate the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has disproportionally ravaged minority populations.

A woman from upstate New York was charged with four counts of attempted murder after tossing a molotov cocktail at a New York City Police Department (NYPD) vehicle with several police officers inside as riots raged over the death of George Floyd on Friday evening, according to a local report. 

Protesters climbed atop NYPD squad vehicles, crushed emergency lights and knocked out the vehicles’ windows in Union Square on Saturday.

A video of the George Floyd protest in Dallas appears to show a man being beaten nearly to death by the crowd. The victim reportedly tried to defend his shop with a large sword, a report states.

Two police officers were injured Saturday when protesters began throwing bricks and other objects during a George Floyd protest in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 

A police officer was stabbed in the neck and several others attacked Saturday at a riot over the death of George Floyd in Jacksonville, Florida.

According to recent reports, 13 Philadelphia police officers have been injured and four police vehicles have been burned during riots.

Former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, a guest during MSNBC’s coverage of civil unrest in urban areas around the country, spoke critically of the law enforcement response in Minneapolis.

Protesters marching against the death of George Floyd chanted “Eat the Rich” while moving through Beverly Hills. 

Rioters in Salt Lake City, Utah, beat a man, flipped his car, and lit it on fire after he confronted them with a bow and arrow during riots on Saturday evening.