Protesters lit several American flags on fire on Friday evening in front of the White House in Washington, DC, where they protested the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Monday.
Friday at a press conference Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reacted to President Donald Trump’s for his tweet about the protests, looting and fires in Minneapolis Thursday night.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said that “George Floyd should be alive” and that his killing is “a very clear injustice” that people are right to be outraged over. He added
Michigan United for Liberty organized a “Sunday Funday” event at the state capitol so small business owners could earn money, but canceled it after anti-police protesters vowed to show up on the same day.
Protesters recited a Marxist chant on Friday in Washington, D.C., where they demonstrated over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In the District of Columbia, police scrambled to control a large crowd protesting Floyd’s death.
The flag of the Mapuche indigenous people of Chile, whose use became prominent among violent leftist protesters in that country last year, was spotted amid anti-police brutality protests in Minneapolis on Thursday.
“I spoke to members of the family, terrific people, and will be reporting as time goes by,” Trump said, calling the incident a “horrible, horrible, situation.”
The violent riots that erupted in Minneapolis and St. Paul this week in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd during his arrest by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department on Monday add another element of unpredictability to the 2020 presidential election.
Friday on MSNBC, anchor Craig Melvin grilled presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden on choosing a woman of color as his running mate in response to the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests.
George Floyd protests are continuing across America on Friday after former police officer Derek Chauvin was earlier arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern.
“We also know that most policemen you see the great job they do … this was a terrible insult to police and policemen,” he said.
Friday on CNN, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden said President Donald Trump was giving “bigotry” oxygen while commenting on the protests in response to the death of George Floyd.
Actor-singer Jamie Foxx joined a protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday in solidarity over the death of George Floyd. Foxx offered condolences and urged calm alongside Floyd’s longtime friend, retired NBA player Stephen Jackson.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said that the killing of George Floyd and surrounding events in Minneapolis have “nothing to do” with who he will pick as his vice
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrows joined a host of athletes on Friday in speaking out about the death of George Floyd.
Rapper and actor Ice Cube has posted a cartoon on Twitter showing a black figure stomping on a white figure in what appears to be the rapper’s latest reaction to the death of George Floyd and the riots that have ensued.
Reporters waited over an hour in the Rose Garden for the press conference to begin, but Trump left after delivering a statement on China and Hong Kong.
Protesters plan to take to the streets in Washington, DC, on Friday to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Friday on MSNBC, network anchor Chuck Todd said it “seemed” as if President Donald Trump was afraid to lead because he did not take questions from reporters following his White House announcement earlier in the day.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Friday announced he is enacting a nighttime curfew for the city this weekend, between 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., as the city reels from violent protests over the death of George Floyd.
During a press conference on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd “are absolutely horrendous” events with “pretty obvious” facts that have led to understandable outrage, and the officers involved in
Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick jumped to Twitter to offer to pay the legal fees of the “freedom fighters” rioting and burning down the city of Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
“Looting leads to shooting, and that’s why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night – or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot,” Trump wrote.
George Floyd, the man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police has set off nationwide protests, is being remembered as a reformer of his Texas hometown who encouraged black youth to turn from violence before he was killed.
Friday on CNN, network White House reporter Jim Acosta criticized President Donald Trump’s for his tweet about the protests, looting and fires in Minneapolis Thursday night.
Friday CNN played a clip of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden taking a shot at President Donald Trump while commenting on the death of George Floyd.
An official Twitter “moment” described the violent riots and looting that broke out in Minneapolis and other areas of the country with the muted term “heated protests,” in an entry created by Twitter employees that appeared at the top of users’ feeds.
Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler has apologized for having posted a photo of himself wearing a pro-police mask.
University of Southern California Law School Professor Jody Armour recently defended a highway protest by Black Lives Matter activists in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, hundreds of protesters blocked traffic on the 101 freeway to bring attention to the death of George Floyd. According to Armour, the protest shows the “festering wounds that haven’t actually healed over time here in LA.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Friday accused President Donald Trump of advocating for “illegal, state-sponsored killing” after the president threatened to use the National Guard to crack down on riots in Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Actors Steve Carell and Seth Rogen are among the Hollywood celebrities donating money to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, a nonprofit group raising money used to bail out protesters in Minneapolis as rioters and looters flood the streets in the wake of George Floyd’s police involved death.
Friday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said it was “a lie” that as the chief legal officer of Hennepin County, MN she declined to charge Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for his role in the shooting death of Wayne Reyes in October 2006.
The state of Minnesota announced Friday afternoon that Derek Chauvin, the police officer seen pressing his knee on the neck of George Floyd shortly before he passed out and died, has been arrested.
Friday on Fox News Channel, “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said video of George Floyd’s killing may be “the ugliest we have ever seen.”
Joe Biden spent Thursday evening raising money for his presidential campaign with assistance from celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg and musicians Sheryl Crow and Joe Walsh. The presumptive Democrat candidate also spent time during the virtual fundraiser discussing George Floyd, saying that the Minneapolis man’s death has “ripped open this ugly underbelly of our society.”
University of Oklahoma Professor Dr. Karlos Hill has defended the rioting in response to the death of George Floyd. Hill asks the question, “Where is there space for black rage?”
Reacting to the riots in Minneapolis in the wake of the police involved death of George Floyd, actor Armie Hammer said the “current iteration of law enforcement” is “inherently racist.”
“George Floyd will not have died in vain,” Trump wrote. “Respect his memory!!!”
Former President Barack Obama on Friday weighed in on the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, asserting racism in the United States is “tragically, painfully, maddeningly ‘normal.’”
