I am very concerned that your presence may cause security problems for our state,” she said. President I am very concerned quite frankly that… we understand you might be coming to the state of Maine later this week. Janet Mills of Maine, a Democrat, told President Trump that she was concerned about his possible trip to the state later in the week. “The big numbers knock them out so fast it was like bowling pins.”Ībout halfway through the call, Gov. “Those guys walked through that stuff like it was butter,” Trump said. Praising the National Guard, which stepped in to help local Minnesota law enforcement over the weekend and shot teargas, flash bangs, and rubber bullets at protesters and journalists alike who broke curfew, Trump said, “They went in and dominated.” Paul until Wednesday, after the state’s Department of Public Safety announced nearly 500 protesters were arrested over the weekend. Tom Walz announced he will extended the curfew in the city and St. “We’re going to pull in thousands.” Later he added, “We’re going to clamp down very, very strong.”Īt one point in the call, Trump focused his critiques on Minneapolis, stating that “the whole world is laughing” at the city where the “police state is getting burned.” On Monday, Minnesota Gov. “Washington was under good control, but we’re going to have it under much more control,” the president said. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday she is instituting a city-wide 7 p.m.
The National Guard was deployed in almost half the states in the nation, plus Washington, D.C., after officials found local cops were insufficient to contain the outrage alone.Įmphasizing his belief that the “radical left” is the cause of the riots and violence across the country, Trump warned that the law enforcement presence in Washington D.C. Over the last six days, residents in over 40 cities took to the streets and engaged in chaotic and destructive protests, in which demonstrators were seen burning police cars, looting, and clashing with authorities in the fight against police brutality.
Chauvin-along with Thomas Lane, Tou Thao, and Alexander Kueng-were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department on May 26, one day after an explosive footage incident spurred a national outcry and demands for a federal investigation.
The call came days after the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged Derek Chauvin, who held his knee on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes during a violent May 25 arrest, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Trump has previously praised Murphy publicly for his efforts containing the coronavirus. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.), saying he had done a “very good job” in responding to the protests. The president expressed support for governors who had not seen violence in their states, signaling out Gov.