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Protesters in recent days have wrestled with Secret Service agents over the shorter temporary “bike rack” barriers.

Among the torrent of Chinese state media editorials seeking to take advantage of the U.S. riots for political gain was a Monday editorial by the Global Times that sought to compare the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis to the U.S. ban against Chinese electronics giant Huawei.

China’s state-run Global Times propaganda newspaper fretted on Tuesday that President Donald Trump may use a nuclear weapon against rioters destroying neighborhoods in the nation’s biggest cities, declaring America a “failed state.”

Hillary Clinton expressed horror following President Trump’s firm stand against lawless rioters on Monday and his subsequent decision to walk to St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was damaged during Sunday night’s riots.

Chinese state media outlets have been bursting with criticism for President Donald Trump during the current round of riots, but the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also tossed a few bricks at former President Barack Obama and his Democrat Party, needling them for doing little about racial issues and touting China’s efforts to care for its poor and disenfranchised as vastly superior to the Democrats’ half-hearted socialism.

Wealthy American corporations are using their money to signal they support the protests taking place across the country in the wake of a black man’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.

Actor and comedian Jamie Foxx joined a “kneel in” in front of City Hall in San Francisco on Monday and said Hollywood celebrities should come out on the streets to support protesters in response to the death last week of George Floyd.

“I don’t want our country to be portrayed like this,” said an African-now-American citizen, pointing to a group of George Floyd protesters in downtown Washington, DC, Sunday. Nestride Yumga, a D.C. resident, was told to shut up and leave when she voiced her opinion that Black Lives Matter protesters are “hypocrites.” “When black people kill black people, they don’t come out and do this crap.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Monday claimed that President Trump had D.C. protesters “viciously attacked” after they reportedly refused to clear the area outside of Lafayette Park.

Rioters across the United States have waved Mexican flags in various American cities to protest the death of George Floyd allegedly at the hands of a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer. 

Police in Connecticut showed support for protesters of the death of George Floyd by taking a knee and condemning the violent actions that took his life.

The protests taking place across many American cities may or may not give rise to reforms in how our county polices itself, but the rioting, looting, and violence that have too often followed are likely to have damaging and long-running economic consequences for the communities afflicted.

Trump approved the activation of the full D.C. National Guard on Sunday afternoon to protect life and property, after a request from Bowser.

A law enforcement official said that the semi-truck caught on camera hurdling towards a group of protesters on I-35W in Minneapolis was likely an accident, according to a report.

Army Green Beret Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) on Monday condemned the burning of a historic church in Washington, DC, as “truly sick, sad, and heartbreaking,” in a video statement in front of the church.

The intense video conference call with Trump and governors took place from the Situation Room and lasted nearly an hour, according to reports. 

Government leaders and health experts fear the novel coronavirus, which has disproportionally plagued minority populations, could spread rapidly during mass protests over the death of George Floyd.

Some of George Floyd’s children denounced the violent protests that took place across the United States over the past weekend, encouraging peaceful protests in memory of their father instead.

The chief of the Richmond, Virginia, police department said Sunday that rioters set fire to a multi-family home with a child inside while blocking access for firefighters to get through to save the child.

The George Floyd protests took a global turn over the weekend as Antifa and Black Lives Matter activists took to the streets of London to ‘stand up to racism’ and to celebrate the riots engulfing the United States, which they claim is a signal that “the West is falling”.

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) media rushed to score political points against American “racism” during the weekend riots, even though a month ago one of the big stories out of China was restaurants and hotels refusing to serve black customers, inviting formal protests from African leaders.

President Donald Trump unleashed heavy criticism for several U.S. governors Monday for allowing rioting and looting in their states, describing them as weak.

First Lady Melania Trump on Monday spoke out against the violent protests blighting major cities across the country.

Rioters on Sunday evening set fire to the offices of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) union.

The Verizon-owned HuffPost over the weekend described the violent protests across the nation as an instance of “cop rage,” declaring “police violence nationwide” as rioters continue to engage in criminal activity, attacking officers and destroying businesses in their own communities.

Someone in Washington DC spray painted the question, “Y’all Not Tired Yet?” on the Lincoln Memorial during the May 31, 2020, protests.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said ongoing violence and looting are being perpetrated by “domestic terror groups” of both left-wing and right-wing political orientations. He took to Twitter on Sunday to share his comments.

Despite Interstate highways in Minneapolis having been closed since 5 p.m. local time,  tanker truck appeared to have driven through a crowd of protesters gathered on Interstate 35W near Washington Avenue on Sunday. As the crowd scattered, the truck appeared

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said during NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday that “nobody really knows” who is behind the protest violence at the riots over George Floyd’s death.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) tweeted support on Sunday for the BLM petition to defund police departments across the United States.

Several Target locations will close temporarily due to violent riots following the death of George Floyd, the company announced Sunday.

Two people were killed in downtown Indianapolis after “multiple shootings” were reported late Saturday night into early Sunday morning as protests over George Floyd’s death turned into angry riots.

The governor of Minnesota and at least 12 others plus the District of Columbia have now activated the National Guard amid ongoing rioting and looting sweeping the nation triggered by the death earlier this week of a black man, George Floyd, while in police custody.

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer facing charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd, is reportedly on suicide watch.

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.

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.