White House Officials met with Families of African American killed by Police

White House Officials met with Families of African American killed by Police

Many news outlets have reported that senior White House officials spoke with families of African Americans slain by police. Those families include representatives for the family of George Floyd. A White House official also said the focus of the discussion was to collect their input and priorities on executive actions the administration could take on […]

Gun Sales Hit All-time High in the United States

Gun Sales Hit All-time High in the United States

An increase in gun sales to an all-time was widely attributed to nationwide anxiety due to the pandemic as well as social unrest following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020. One year later, gun retailers say firearms sales are on pace to surpass their peak at the height of […]

Derek Chauvin convicted of all 3 charges in George Floyd’s death

Derek Chauvin convicted of all 3 charges in George Floyd’s death

On Tuesday, former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts in the death of George Floyd. The killing of Floyd sparked worldwide protests and reckoning on race in the US. The jury found Chauvin guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter after about a day of deliberations. Judge Peter […]

Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes adding George Floyd and Breonna Taylor

Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes adding George Floyd and Breonna Taylor

US President Donald Trump proposed creating the national garden of statues in a July executive order, calling for historically significant Americans to be represented in the new national garden. Black Americans like Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Trayvon Martin have been nominated by officials from across the United States to be featured in the White […]

President Trump defends his previous tweet about Looting Starts, the Shooting Starts

President Trump defends his previous tweet about Looting Starts, the Shooting Starts

US President Donald Trump has defended his former tweet “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”. Trump said he first heard the phrase from former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo. The tweet came during the George Floyd protests. It became one of Trump’s most controversial to-date with critics suggesting that the president was pushing for a […]

Trump warned a possible 2nd wave of Covid-19 due to George Floyd protests

Trump warned a possible 2nd wave of Covid-19 due to George Floyd protests

US President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic for weeks. Now fears are increasing within the White House that mass protests after the death of a black man George Floyd may cause the second wave. Trump has eagerly pronounced himself as the President of Law and Order, […]

President Trump criticized by Joe Biden over threatening peaceful demonstrators

President Trump criticized by Joe Biden over threatening peaceful demonstrators

On Tuesday, the former vice US President Joe Biden attacked President Trump during a press conference and called for American unity. The Democratic nominee for the 2020 Presidential election heavily criticized Trump’s handling of the George Floyd protests. He said the entire Trump administration treated demonstrators badly while sympathizing with the anger and rage of […]

President Trump to utilized Federal Resources and US Military against Violent Protests

President Trump to utilized Federal Resources and US Military against Violent Protests

US President Donald Trump affirmed to end violent protests across the United States. He also threatened to deploy heavily armed US military troops to cities. Trump was speaking at the White House with the sound of police firing tear gas at protesters in Washington audible behind him. President spoke during an early evening Rose Garden […]

President Trump rejected taking action over the death of George Floyd

President Trump rejected taking action over the death of George Floyd

US President Donald Trump didn’t take a position after the death of George Floyd on whether 4 former Minneapolis police officers should be prosecuted. He said he and Vice President Mike Pence will get a full report on the incident on Thursday. On Wednesday, the president was talking with reporters travelling with him and called […]