Ex-WH Chief of Staff John Kelly backs Mattis, says Trump divides; Trump invokes George Floyd’s name while taking economic victory lap; New scrutiny on police in America; Florida cases rise as Universal Orlando opens; Small cities from Biloxi to Missoula to Brockton protest; Understanding grief and trauma as protests rock the country;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
3.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Minneapolis City Council votes to ban use of police chokeholds; Buffalo cops suspended after pushing down elderly man; Police in N.Y., L.A. D.C. preparing for mass protests this weekend; Gov. Cuomo: Video of cops pushing older man disturbs basic decency; Videos surface of disturbing confrontations with police in Buffalo, Washington State and Atlanta; Video shows woman being body slammed by officer in Atlanta; Atl Mayor: This is a movement, must “articulate more than our anger”; Former WH Chief of Staff John Kelly: “I agree” with Jim Mattis’ stark warning about Trump; Trump attacks GOP Sen. Murkowski after she criticizes him; DC mayor asks Trump to remove “extraordinary” law enforcement presence; Trump calls her “incompetent”; White House decides against social distancing at Trump event; WGRZ: 57 members of Buffalo emergency response team resign; Tearful NJ police officer: lack of education is part of problem; W.H.O. urges governments to encourage public to wear masks, Trump says “wear masks if you want”; Nursing home crisis: 26 states report at least 50% of virus deaths in long-term care facilities; Small towns & cities across U.S. take to streets to protest;
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| 0:00.0 | This is CNN breaking news. |
| 0:06.0 | Welcome to the lead on this Friday. I'm Jake Tapper and we begin with our national lead. |
| 0:11.0 | Former Trump White House Chief of Staff, |
| 0:12.8 | Retired Marine General John Kelly today, |
| 0:15.3 | adding his voice to the chorus of former top Trump officials, |
| 0:19.1 | not just dismayed with President Trump's handling |
| 0:22.0 | of the current crisis, but worried, Kelly agreeing |
| 0:25.4 | with former Defense Secretary James Mattis's withering assessment of Trump as someone who seeks |
| 0:30.5 | to divide the American people, someone not mature enough to run the country saying quote I think we need to |
| 0:36.1 | look harder at who we elect what is their character like what are their ethics |
| 0:40.9 | unquote right now protesters across the US are taking to the street are |
| 0:44.0 | taking to the streets demanding change in the wake of George Floyd's |
| 0:48.0 | killing at the hands of Minneapolis police. |
| 0:50.0 | All four officers, former officers, currently remain behind bars. |
| 0:54.8 | And this afternoon, the Minneapolis City Council voted to ban the use of choke-holes. |
| 0:59.8 | This all comes as a number of other dramatic police confrontations are drawing increased scrutiny, |
| 1:05.0 | including this disturbing video from Buffalo, New York, officers knocking over an elderly |
| 1:10.8 | man yesterday, causing him to fall back and hit his head. |
| 1:15.0 | We're told he's currently hospitalized and the two cops involved have been suspended, |
| 1:19.0 | but it's important to note the department originally lied about this incident falsely claiming that the 75 year old tripped on his own and fell. |
| 1:29.0 | Once again driving home the point that smartphones are exposing not only police brutality, but official |
| 1:35.7 | government lies about such abuses of power. |
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