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The Guardian view on Trump and the military: moment of decision Editorial The US president’s desire to act the strongman poses urgent questions that America’s generals, voters and allies must all answer Play Video 0:43 Journalists charged at by police while live on air during Washington protests – video American military force shaped the modern […] More
Can Joe Biden convince protesters he would be a ‘transformational’ president? ‘It’s not enough to just be better than Trump’ Democratic hopeful told amid anti-racist uprising sparked by killing of George Floyd Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, visits a site of the protest over the death of George Floyd, in Wilmington, Delaware, at […] More
The US would condemn other countries who acted this way. What a sad state of affairs Michael H Fuchs America’s brutal response to protests has weakened its global standing – and been a propaganda gift to foreign dictators Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged violence against protesters and threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy […] More
The New York Times’ decision to run an op-ed from the Republican senator Tom Cotton titled “Send in the troops” is drawing widespread criticism, including from Times staff. In the piece, Cotton called for the use of US military troops to quell civil unrest, and indicated the president would be justified in doing so under […] More
In an extraordinary statement, the former defence secretary accused the president of abusing his executive authority with Monday’s publicity stunt James Mattis, former defence secretary, has accused Donald Trump of abusing executive authority. Photograph: Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Donald Trump’s first defence secretary, James Mattis, has delivered a blistering condemnation of the president, accusing him of […] More
Ellison confirms additional charges over Floyd killing Defense secretary opposes Trump threat to send military to states Police chief calls for ban on chokeholds Demonstrators defy curfews as protests continue Are you taking part in US protests? Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Play Video Barack Obama discusses police brutality in virtual […] More
Mark Esper categorically opposes using the Insurrection Act Mounting disquiet over the increasingly militarized response The US defense secretary, Mark Esper, visits Washington DC national guard military officers guarding the White House on Monday. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters The US defence secretary has opposed Donald Trump’s threatened use of the Insurrection Act to allow active duty […] More
Donald Trump has claimed to have spent only a “tiny” amount of time in a reinforced security bunker under the White House as protesters clashed with Secret Service agents outside and has insisted his time there was for an “inspection”, not his own safety. In an interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on his […] More
