Secretary of Defense Does Not See The Need Of Invoking Insurrection Act Now
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Dr. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., June 20, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Monica King, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper breaks with President Donald Trump and says he does not support using active duty troops to quell protests following George Floyd’s death, in the video “Watch as Defense Secretary break with Trump“, below:
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he does not support the idea of sending the military into states to control protests, as President Trump has suggested. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang spoke to CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the implications of that disagreement, in the video “Defense Secretary Esper differs with Trump on using troops to put down protests“, below:
NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports from Minneapolis on the protests in the city over the death of resident George Floyd and the Minnesota Human Rights Dept. opening a probe into Minneapolis police, in the video “Minnesota Files Civil Rights Charge Against Minneapolis Police, Morning Joe, MSNBC“, below:
A majority disapprove of the president’s handling of the U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd, according to new Ipsos/Reuters polling. The panel discusses, in the video “Over Half Disapprove Of Trump’s Handling Of Protests: Poll, Morning Joe, MSNBC“, below:
The Reverend Al Sharpton joins Ayman Mohyeldin to discuss a recently launched federal civil rights investigation into the death of George Floyd. Sharpton says the we “must seize the time to stop this” by utilizing the current momentum and implementing real policy change, in the video “Rev. Al: Reform ‘Cannot Be A Band-Aid’ For Problems That ‘Need Surgery’, Hallie Jackson, MSNBC“, below:
Reverand Al Sharpton will be giving the eulogy for Geoerge Floyd’s funeral tomorrow.
Civil action or law suits will be addressed. Some suggested that if incidents such as George Floyd’s death would mean financial consequences (decreased retirement) for all employees in the Minneapolis police department, incidents such as George Floyd’s death will be less likely to occur in Minneapolis and else where the future.
House Speaker Pelosi answers questions on if the House will be taking action to protect the U.S. from authoritarian actions from the president and if the House will be taking steps to ban police chokeholds, in the video “Pelosi Says House Taking Steps On Curbing Authoritarianism, Police Chokeholds, Morning Joe, MSNBC“, below:
House Speaker Pelosi says she finds the number of peaceful protesters across the country heartwarming, in the video “Pelosi: ‘Heartwarming’ To See So Many People Turn Out Peacefully, Morning Joe, MSNBC“, below:
Krystal Ball discusses the systematic inequalities as the catalyst of the mass riots over George Floyd’s death, in the video “Krystal Ball: Does Wall Street looting lead to street looting?” below:
The President’s use of military tactics against peaceful demonstrators is worrisome in so many ways, not least of which is the message it sends to local police departments, urging confrontation and domination instead of de-escalation, in the video “Dictator Fanboy Donald Trump Gets His Wish As Military Vehicles Roll Down The Streets Of Washingt…“, below:
Gathered, written, and posted by Windermere Sun-Susan Sun Nunamaker
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Gathered, written, and posted by Windermere Sun-Susan Sun Nunamaker
More about the community at www.WindermereSun.com
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