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Trump Threatens to Use Troops to Quell Protests Over Police Killing of Black Detainee
US President Donald Trump walks out of the White House to make a statement to the press about restoring ‘law and order’ on June 1, 2020 in Washington. / Getty / Kyodo
By Kyodo News 2 June 2020
WASHINGTON—US President Donald Trump said Monday he will deploy military forces if necessary to crack down on violence that has accompanied a week of protests over the death of a black man in police custody in Minnesota.
Calling himself a “president of law and order,” Trump said, “If a city or a state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them.”
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