President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to send American military troops into communities where some demonstrations against police brutality have turned violent, pointing to a case in Dallas that he shared on Twitter over the weekend. “But in recent days, our nation has been gripped by professional anarchists, violent mobs, or, arsonists, looters, criminals, rioters, […]
President Donald Trump linked his decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization to China and the coronavirus crisis. “China’s cover-up of the Wuhan virus allowed the disease to spread all over the world,” Trump said May 29. “Chinese officials ignored their reporting obligations to the World Health Organization and pressured the […]
President Donald Trump claims that antifa supporters are leading riots across the country as thousands of people march on the streets to protest the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned Floyd’s neck under his knee. Floyd pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Protesters across the […]
There has been lots of misinformation circulating about the unrest that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. On March 30, that information flowed straight from top officials in Minnesota. On the morning of May 30 — five days after Floyd died when an officer pinned his neck under […]
Scott Zalkind was just trying to keep his one-man business safe. As the owner of Lucky Dog Hot Sauce in Hayward, Calif., Zalkind relies on farmers markets to make sales. So when the markets started to require face masks, he started shopping around online. With the nationwide shortage from COVID-19, it took a while before […]
Protests have flared up in Minneapolis and across the country as demonstrators decry the May 25 death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in police custody after a white officer pinned Floyd’s neck under his knee while Floyd pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Protesters, fed up with the latest in a long […]
A day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting Twitter and other social media platforms, Twitter sanctioned his tweet about rioting in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd. “These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen,” Trump tweeted just past midnight on May 29. […]
Demonstrations erupted in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after a white police officer pinned his knee against the black man’s neck. On May 28, protesters lit the police precinct on fire, and President Donald Trump tweeted “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” A CNN reporter was arrested on […]
Video footage shows a melee outside of a Target in Minneapolis involving a white woman in a wheelchair and black protesters. In some edits of the videos the white woman appears to be a victim. In others, the black demonstrators claim she is attacking them. What we know is that the incident started during demonstrations […]
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The presidential race may have taken a back seat to the coronavirus pandemic, its economic fallout, and anger over deaths in police custody. But the contest between President Donald Trump and expected Democratic nominee Joe Biden is proceeding, notably in the realm of fundraising. Here’s a look at how the fundraising picture looks as of […]
As many states take steps to encourage voting by mail amid the pandemic, President Donald Trump has frequently falsely linked voting by mail to fraud and criticized the practice of “ballot harvesting.” “Get rid of ballot harvesting, it is rampant with fraud. The USA must have voter I.D., the only way to get an honest […]