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| George Floyd killing: reports of over 10,000 arrested as protests enter 10th day – live | George Floyd killing: reports of over 10,000 arrested as protests enter 10th day – live |
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| Unofficial figure suggests more than 10,000 people arrested in protests against racism and police brutality; ex-defense secretary James Mattis accuses Trump of dividing US | Unofficial figure suggests more than 10,000 people arrested in protests against racism and police brutality; ex-defense secretary James Mattis accuses Trump of dividing US |
| The photos coming in from around the world show the truly global impact that the killing of George Floyd has had. Here are some of the best pictures in so far today from Africa and across Europe: | |
| Speaking of the election campaign, the president is up and about and on a tweeting spree that includes a dig at rival Joe Biden. | |
| One of the significant victories for the protest movement yesterday was the announcement that Virginia governor Ralph Northam plans to order the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond. | |
| The memorial to the commander in the Confederate States Army has been a focal point of protests. | |
| In 1975, Biden was part of a unanimous Senate vote to restore citizenship to Lee, 110 years after the general surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. | |
| Trump has also been retweeting several posts by activist and author Charlie Kirk including attacks on Elizabeth Warren. | |
| Trump has also again vocally defended Roger Stone - convicted in 2019 of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation - describing him as “a victim of a corrupt and illegal Witch Hunt, one which will go down as the greatest political crime in history.” | |
| The coronavirus outbreak and the outpouring of public protest and grief over the killing of George Floyd have taken place against the backdrop of the build-up to November’s election. | |
| My colleague Lauren Gambino in Washington has been looking at whether Joe Biden has enough about him to convince protesters he would be a ‘transformational’ president? | |
| You can read Lauren’s piece in full here: Can Joe Biden convince protesters he would be a ‘transformational’ president? | |
| Martin Luther King’s daughter Bernice King has overnight posted criticism of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Bees. He faced a backlash for repeating his claim that he will ‘never agree’ with protests during the national anthem. | Martin Luther King’s daughter Bernice King has overnight posted criticism of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Bees. He faced a backlash for repeating his claim that he will ‘never agree’ with protests during the national anthem. |
| Bernice King tweeted a series of images of white people doing the so-called ‘George Floyd challenge’ social media trend, and told him “This is the kneeling Drew should be bothered by.” | Bernice King tweeted a series of images of white people doing the so-called ‘George Floyd challenge’ social media trend, and told him “This is the kneeling Drew should be bothered by.” |
| Hi, welcome to our US politics live blog which, as with most of the last nine days, will no doubt be dominated by the protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. | Hi, welcome to our US politics live blog which, as with most of the last nine days, will no doubt be dominated by the protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. |
| Here are the key points today so far: | Here are the key points today so far: |
| Protests continued overnight, but with seemingly less violence overall. Some cities were scaling back their response - Seattle is cancelling a planned curfew | Protests continued overnight, but with seemingly less violence overall. Some cities were scaling back their response - Seattle is cancelling a planned curfew |
| However, New Orleans police confirm they used tear gas, and there was violence in New York injuring protestors and the police | However, New Orleans police confirm they used tear gas, and there was violence in New York injuring protestors and the police |
| AP figures put the number of arrests so far in protests about the killing to be 10,000 nationwide | AP figures put the number of arrests so far in protests about the killing to be 10,000 nationwide |
| Barack Obama offered words of hope and optimism about the future | Barack Obama offered words of hope and optimism about the future |
| Former defence secretary James Mattis launched an extraordinary attack on the president over his handling of the protests, accusing him of dividing the US | Former defence secretary James Mattis launched an extraordinary attack on the president over his handling of the protests, accusing him of dividing the US |
| Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has spoken out over the killing of George Floyd, telling pupils at her old high school “I am so sorry that you have to grow up in the world where this is still present.” | Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has spoken out over the killing of George Floyd, telling pupils at her old high school “I am so sorry that you have to grow up in the world where this is still present.” |
| Donald Trump has got a fairly empty diary ahead of him today - he receives an intelligence briefing at 3pm, and then we are expecting an executive order on “expediting permitting” at 4:30pm. | Donald Trump has got a fairly empty diary ahead of him today - he receives an intelligence briefing at 3pm, and then we are expecting an executive order on “expediting permitting” at 4:30pm. |
| I’m Martin Belam in London, and I’ll be running this live blog for the next couple of hours before handing over to my colleagues in New York. You can contact me on martin.belam@theguardian.com or find me on Twitter @MartinBelam. | I’m Martin Belam in London, and I’ll be running this live blog for the next couple of hours before handing over to my colleagues in New York. You can contact me on martin.belam@theguardian.com or find me on Twitter @MartinBelam. |