US IN DISARRAY OVER INJUSTICE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD AS OTHER STATES FOLLOW SUIT IN PROTEST

Outside the White House, where for the past two nights protests have turned violent, large crowds have gathered again today.Donald Trump has been inside all day – no sign yet of him pulling out in a Nixon and wandering out among the young and the disaffected, aides skittering after him, to take the mood of the times. (That was Saturday 9 May 1970, and you can read more about it here and here.)Here’s the Associated Press report on today’s gathering in Washington:
Protests near the White House appear to be mostly peaceful on Sunday afternoon as thousands rolled out to chant for justice.
Loud chants of “Black lives matter” can be heard from the White House grounds, but officers from the Park Police and Secret Service were keeping them far back from the heavily fortified Executive Mansion.
Beside the stepped-up law enforcement presence, the White House was unusually quiet for a Sunday as staffers were encouraged to keep away from the complex.
“Due to ongoing demonstrations, please avoid coming to the White House Complex today if it all possible,” an email alert to staffers stated.The AP also reports that “several hundred people marched through downtown Boston on Sunday, carrying signs and chanting in a peaceful protest …
“They chanted, “No justice no peace,” “black lives matter” and silence is violence” as they walked by City Hall, the State House and the Public Garden, with the crowd closing off a two-lane city street. There was a light police presence and no signs of the violence that has erupted in other cities in recent days.In a series of tweets, the US president first thanked himself for suggesting the National Guard should be deployed in Minneapolis, before encouraging other states to follow suit.
He said: "Get tough Democrat Mayors and Governors. These people are ANARCHISTS. Call in our National Guard NOW. The World is watching and laughing at you and Sleepy Joe. Is this what America wants? NO!!!"

A statement from Board of Supervisors Kathryn Barger said the state of emergency was in response to ongoing unrest in the country, and came at a time of a second emergency from COVID-19.
She added: "This is a time for us to come together, to stand against against injustice in ways that will make us stronger as a county and as a nation.
"If you are assembling to protest, please do so peacefully and with respect for all those who are suffering."