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Police turn more aggressive against protesters and bystanders, alike, adding to violence and chaos
In cities across America, police wielded batons and fired rubber bullets at crowds.
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When memorializing George Floyd, Trump makes clear he doesn’t understand the protests
Willful or not, his assessment of the moment is miles from his opponents'.
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America is at low ebb, shaken by multiple blows, and Trump adds to the distress
The pandemic, the economic collapse, the killing of George Floyd and the cities aflame — all are battering the country with pain and destruction.
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Trump’s May days: A month of distractions and grievances as nation marks bleak coronavirus milestone
Facing in the virus an enemy he could not tweet into submission, the president was desperate to change the subject, from pressing bogus conspiracy theories to inflaming tensions over the death of George Floyd.