June 5, 2020 Insurrection Act debate rages on in Congress over use of military force to quell protests Democratic lawmakers in both chambers are sounding alarms about President Trump's continued threats to invoke the Insurrection Act to deal with the protests over the death of George Floyd, who died at the hands of police while in custody in Minneapolis.
June 5, 2020 900 active duty military police sent to DC area for protests are being sent home Friday All 900 active duty military police brought to bases around Washington, DC following civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd's death will be heading home today, ӣƵ has learned.
June 5, 2020 Chris Wallace: Biden is the 'favorite' right now after 'very tough week' for Trump, US "ӣƵ Sunday" host Chris Wallace told the "ӣƵ Rundown" podcast Friday that while President Trump is dealing with a "tough time in this country," the ongoing unrest in U.S. cities following the death of George Floyd pales in comparison to the riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.
June 4, 2020 Trump slams Murkowski, vows to go to Alaska to campaign against her President Trump said he would campaign against Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski from Alaska in 2022 after she told reporters she was “struggling” to support the president in his reelection because of how he handled the George Floyd protests.
June 4, 2020 Trump touts letter from ex-attorney Dowd attacking Mattis: 'You need to bone up on your homework' President Trump continued his rhetorical offensive against former Secretary of Defense James Mattis Thursday, tweeting a letter purportedly written by his former attorney John Dowd that attacked Mattis for criticizing Trump's response to ongoing protests.
June 4, 2020 John Kelly defends James Mattis after Trump rebuke: 'The president did not fire him' Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said Thursday that President Trump has “clearly forgotten” the details surrounding James Mattis’ departure after the president attacked him on Twitter this week, saying it was he who had the “honor of firing” the former defense secretary.
June 4, 2020 Biden calls Mattis' criticism of Trump a 'powerful indictment' Joe Biden is calling the scathing criticism of President Trump by his first defense secretary -- retired Marine Gen. James Mattis -- a “powerful indictment” of the president’s response to the unrest in cities across the country sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
June 4, 2020 White House ‘frustrated’ with Esper but ‘nobody wants a Cabinet-level shakeup’: sources Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s job may be secure, at least for the time being, despite his press briefing Wednesday in which he pushed back against President Trump’s suggestion that the military be considered to quell violent protests following George Floyd's death.
June 4, 2020 Gen. John Allen, anti-ISIS envoy under Obama, rips Trump in Foreign Policy op-ed President Trump’s words and actions Monday – railing against “weak” governors and mayors, then holding a Bible outside a historic church near the White House – may have marked “the beginning of the end” of American democracy, a retired Marine Corps general writes in an op-ed article.
June 4, 2020 Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick says America must 'turn to God' to heal wounds of racism: 'We need a culture change' Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told "ӣƵ @ Night" Wednesday that former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis' criticism of President Trump was an unneeded "distraction" and that America must "turn to God" if it wants to overcome racism.