The president has threatened to take the Republican convention away from Charlotte unless officials there relent in their demands for masks and social distancing.

Lisa Murkowski and John Kelly joined earlier criticism of President Trump by former defense secretary Jim Mattis, while a memorial for George Floyd and new revelations in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting reflected the nation’s continued passions.

D.C. officials view White House show of force as an unnecessary escalation against largely peaceful demonstrations and fear federal moves to wall off more city land.

The White House nowadays is a Rorschach test for one’s view of Donald Trump’s presidency.