Trump Is Mobilizing United States Military To End "Riots And Lawlessness"

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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4.4 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Tear gas has been fired at protesters near White House as Trump made a statement. Active duty United States military forces are nearby to bolster security for Trump. Trump says that if states refuse to take necessary action to quell violence, "I will deploy the United States military" to end "riots and lawlessness," after telling United States governors to "dominate" protesters. Trump would invoke 1807 law to mobilize the military in the United States. Illinois Governor Pritzker clashes with Trump on call, says he's "extremely concerned" by his "inflammatory" rhetoric. The governor says that Trump should be calling for calm. New York Governor Cuomo speaks on Trump mobilizing the United States military to end riots. Peaceful protesters near the White House were gassed, shot with rubber bullets, so Trump can have church photo-op. A renowned medical examiner hired by the Floyd family says George Floyd's death was a homicide resulting from "restraint" and "neck compression." The medical examiner finds that George Floyd died of "asphyxia." George Floyd's family pleads for calm from protesters and rioters. The Floyd family also class for first-degree murder chargers against the police officer after their independent autopsy. Legendary CNN anchor Bernard Shaw reflects on United States in crisis. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.8	Good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. This is the breaking news coverage. Continuing as you see,
0:36.1	violence rocking Washington. It is just steps from the White House. So you're looking at St. John's Episcopal Church right now. This is a breaking news coverage. Continuing as you see, violence rocking Washington.
0:37.6	It is just steps from the White House.
0:38.9	So you're looking at St. John's Episcopal Church right now.
0:41.3	This is a live picture.
0:42.9	The president is anticipated part of a photo op he wants to do to be walking over there in just a couple of moments.
0:48.6	Just moments ago, you saw while watching Wolf, police fired tear gas on protesters, rubber bullets. You could hear
0:55.7	that. You could hear that actually in the Rose Garden, where the president then went and gave
1:00.2	his brief comments. Military police are now on the scene surrounding parts of the White House.
1:05.1	And this unrest is taking place, even though a curfew, as I speak, is now 45 seconds into effect,
1:10.4	starting at 7 p.m.
1:12.3	The chaos taking place at the same time, as I said, the president was just speaking.
1:16.7	He said about himself, I am your president of law and order, saying he will deploy the military,
1:22.9	the United States military on domestic shores to control the protests if state governors do not activate
1:28.8	the National Guard.
1:30.6	Basically saying that he is going to go ahead with an act back from 1807 for the first
1:36.9	time mobilizing U.S. military troops on American soil for the first time since 1807.
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