＂Being seen as a joke by the whole world!＂ Trump threatened to use the army throughout the country.
On the evening of June 1, local time, US President Trump issued a statement in the White House Rose Garden, saying that he would "take immediate action" and "mobilize all available federal resources" to stop riots and robberies across the United States. He threatened to deploy troops if the States did not send national guards to stop the riots. He is sending "thousands of heavily armed soldiers and military personnel" to stop the riots.
Trump said in his speech: "I suggest that every governor should deploy a sufficient number of National Guards on the streets. We will end the riots and lawlessness and end it today. "
Trump added: "We can’t let angry mobs drown out the just voice of peaceful protesters." He said: "I hope that the organizers of this terrorist activity will face severe criminal punishment."
Immediately after the speech, Trump and his entourage walked out of the White House and crossed lafayette Square to St. John’s Cathedral. The church caught fire in the demonstration the night before. Before his arrival, the police had just used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators here.
According to The Wall Street Journal, new york, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Minneapolis all issued or extended curfews to calm the violence. On the 1st, six states and 13 cities declared a state of emergency, and the United States deployed 67,000 national guards nationwide, which was the highest in American history.
A senior official of the U.S. Department of Justice said that Attorney General William Barr instructed the Federal Prison Service to send riot squads to Miami and Washington, D.C., and Washington, D.C., was scheduled to impose a new curfew at 7 pm on Monday.
Trump urged state governors to actively arrest protesters.
On the 1 ST, US President Trump also accused the state governors of being weak in a conference call, urging them to take stronger measures to suppress anti-racist demonstrations and actively pursue violent protesters.
Trump told state governors in the White House Situation Room: "You must control everything, and you must arrest and try them (protesters)."
According to NBC News, Trump described the performance of state governors as "fools" at the meeting. He said at the meeting, "You must dominate everything. If you don’t dominate, you are wasting your time, and they will run over you, otherwise you will be like a bunch of assholes. "
Trump also expressed dissatisfaction with Minnesota’s initial response to the incident, calling the state’s performance "weak and pathetic" and saying that Minnesota has become "the laughing stock of the world."
Trump also stressed that he believes that violence is initiated by "radical leftist" forces. Trump said: "This is a movement. If left unchecked, it will get worse and worse."
People in Washington continue to protest in front of the White House.
On June 1, local time, people in Washington, DC, continued to hold protests outside the White House. Since noon, people have gathered here and shouted slogans such as "No justice, no peace". On the same day, Washington continued to impose a curfew, but the time was advanced to 19:00. As a result, the number of protesters on the scene decreased compared with the previous two days.
The reporter saw at the scene that a large number of National Guard vehicles drove into the North Gate Square of the White House.
Us media: active us troops will be deployed to the capital.
CNN reported on June 1 local time that according to officials of the Ministry of National Defense, about 200 to 250 active military police will be deployed to Washington, D.C., as early as that night to be responsible for the security of the capital, but not for law enforcement actions such as arresting demonstrators.
Gendarmerie is an arm of the US Army, responsible for military discipline and public security.
The FBI set up field offices in the United States to deal with protests and demonstrations.
On June 1, local time, a senior official of the U.S. Department of Justice said that local command posts had been set up in all offices of the FBI to deal with the protests. On the evening of May 29th, US Attorney General Bill Barr ordered the FBI hostage rescue team in Washington, D.C. to provide support to the local police, and sent the riot squad of the Federal Prison Service to be stationed in Washington, D.C. and Miami.
Minneapolis, new york and other places arrested hundreds of people overnight.
On June 1, local time, the Minnesota Public Security Bureau reported that since the establishment of the multi-agency command center on the 29th, Minneapolis has arrested 481 people. From the 31st to the early morning of the 1st, 276 people were arrested, including 150 people who were arrested near Washington Avenue and Interstate 35W on the 31st, when a truck crashed into a group of protesters.
The press office of the new york Police Department told CNN on the morning of June 1st that the police arrested more than 200 protesters in the evening protests, most of whom were arrested in Manhattan and Brooklyn. At least seven policemen were injured in the protest and a dozen cars were destroyed.
(Source: Global Times)
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