This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jun/12/george-floyd-protests-black-lives-matter-donald-trump-live
The article has changed 29 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Next version
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| George Floyd: US gears up for weekend of Black Lives Matter protests – live updates | George Floyd: US gears up for weekend of Black Lives Matter protests – live updates |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Activist express anger at president Trump’s plan to rally in Tulsa on emotional Juneteenth anniversary | Activist express anger at president Trump’s plan to rally in Tulsa on emotional Juneteenth anniversary |
| Getting Republicans on board for widespread police reform is going to be crucial for turning the energy of the Black Lives Matter movement into real change. | |
| This morning CNN have a profile piece on one of the Republicans who could be a key part of that fight - South Carolina senator Tim Scott. | |
| Scott is expected to unveil his policing proposal next week, building on legislation he started working on in 2015 after the murder of Walter Scott. The act in his would create a national database of police use-of-force incidents that resulted in death. | |
| Read it here: CNN - Tim Scott has for years highlighted racial tension with police. Now he’s leading the GOP’s effort to fix it | |
| Axios are being a little bit coy about just what is in it, but a source has given them advance access to the long-awaited book by former national security adviser John Bolton. | |
| They say it will “offer multiple revelations about President Trump’s conduct in office, with direct quotes by the president and senior officials”. | |
| There is the suggestion that the book will contain more details of Donald Trump’s words over Ukraine, and that Bolton will contend there was “Trump misconduct with other countries”. | |
| It seems difficult to believe, with the way the world has changed with coronavirus and the global outpouring of anger and grief over the killing of George Floyd, but it is only 14 weeks since president Trump was acquitted over his behaviour towards Ukraine. | |
| Bolton’s book - The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir - will be published on 23 June. | |
| LeBron James, arguably America’s most prominent athlete, has stepped up by backing a new campaign group More Than a Vote. | LeBron James, arguably America’s most prominent athlete, has stepped up by backing a new campaign group More Than a Vote. |
| James commented earlier in the week about the long voting line that were seen in the Georgia primary on Tuesday. | James commented earlier in the week about the long voting line that were seen in the Georgia primary on Tuesday. |
| Joining James in the new venture are his business partner Maverick Carter. Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young, Phoenix Mercury’s Skylar Diggins-Smith and former NBA player Jalen Rose. James has cited Muhammad Ali as an inspiration for his involvement in politics. | Joining James in the new venture are his business partner Maverick Carter. Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young, Phoenix Mercury’s Skylar Diggins-Smith and former NBA player Jalen Rose. James has cited Muhammad Ali as an inspiration for his involvement in politics. |
| Gabriel Baumgaertner looks at just what LeBron is planning: ‘How do we fix this?’ - LeBron James takes fight to black voter suppression | Gabriel Baumgaertner looks at just what LeBron is planning: ‘How do we fix this?’ - LeBron James takes fight to black voter suppression |
| While Florida Rep Val Demings and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms have had their names touted as a possible VP pick from Joe Biden, Kamala Harris is in a strong position to take the spot. | While Florida Rep Val Demings and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms have had their names touted as a possible VP pick from Joe Biden, Kamala Harris is in a strong position to take the spot. |
| Bloomberg have a piece from Jennifer Epstein this morning running the rule over Biden’s options. It includes this quote from Democratic strategist Karen Finney: | Bloomberg have a piece from Jennifer Epstein this morning running the rule over Biden’s options. It includes this quote from Democratic strategist Karen Finney: |
| Biden has already committed to choosing a woman for VP. | Biden has already committed to choosing a woman for VP. |
| Read it here: Bloomberg - Harris is on strong footing in Biden’s vice presidential search | Read it here: Bloomberg - Harris is on strong footing in Biden’s vice presidential search |
| Hi, welcome to our US politics and protests live blog today. Here’s a reminder of some of the key points from yesterday and overnight, and a look at what we can expect later today | Hi, welcome to our US politics and protests live blog today. Here’s a reminder of some of the key points from yesterday and overnight, and a look at what we can expect later today |
| General Mark Milley apologized for participating in Trump’s church and bible photo op after the forcible removal of peaceful protesters. “I should not have been there,” he told the National Defense University | General Mark Milley apologized for participating in Trump’s church and bible photo op after the forcible removal of peaceful protesters. “I should not have been there,” he told the National Defense University |
| Republicans confirmed that Donald Trump will become their nominee for the election in a convention rescheduled to Jacksonville, Florida. The party were unhappy that the original venue in North Carolina would have to be down-sized due to coronavirus restrictions | Republicans confirmed that Donald Trump will become their nominee for the election in a convention rescheduled to Jacksonville, Florida. The party were unhappy that the original venue in North Carolina would have to be down-sized due to coronavirus restrictions |
| Black community and political leaders are calling on Trump to at least change the date of his Tulsa rally, saying that holding the event on Juneteenth is a “slap in the face” | Black community and political leaders are calling on Trump to at least change the date of his Tulsa rally, saying that holding the event on Juneteenth is a “slap in the face” |
| Seattle’s mayor has continued to defend protesters in the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” | Seattle’s mayor has continued to defend protesters in the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” |
| The Senate voted 65-19 early Friday morning to advance a bipartisan conservation bill, the Great American Outdoors Act | The Senate voted 65-19 early Friday morning to advance a bipartisan conservation bill, the Great American Outdoors Act |
| Arizona has seen an alarming surge of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases daily | Arizona has seen an alarming surge of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases daily |
| What can we expect from today? Well, there are no public events scheduled for Donald Trump, but vice president Mike Pence will be having a morning roundtable with faith and community leaders in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He’s giving a talk later on at Oberg Industries. Joe Biden will be doing a teletown hall with the AFSCME union. | What can we expect from today? Well, there are no public events scheduled for Donald Trump, but vice president Mike Pence will be having a morning roundtable with faith and community leaders in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He’s giving a talk later on at Oberg Industries. Joe Biden will be doing a teletown hall with the AFSCME union. |
| The White House sent out an email yesterday titled “The corporate media is now controlled by the radical left”. I don’t know whether that includes me, but you can get in touch at martin.belam@theguardian.com - I’ll be looking after our coverage for the next couple of hours. | The White House sent out an email yesterday titled “The corporate media is now controlled by the radical left”. I don’t know whether that includes me, but you can get in touch at martin.belam@theguardian.com - I’ll be looking after our coverage for the next couple of hours. |