2 June
US President Donald Trump has declared himself the "President of Law and Order.
" He's vowed to end protests across the country by calling in the US military if governors don't, as he says, "dominate the streets."
The riots began after an unarmed black man George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis a week ago.
President Trump said, "If a city or state refuses to take 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."
Despite curfews imposed in dozens of cities, protests have become violent in many areas.
The New York Times reports the demonstrations have spread to 140 cities in at least 40 states.
More than 4,400 people were reportedly arrested over the weekend.
On early Monday, Floyd's brother visited the site where a white police officer kneeled on Floyd's neck for over eight minutes during an arrest.
Surrounded by protesters, Terrence Floyd called on them to demonstrate peacefully.
He said, "If I'm not over here messing up my community, then what are you doing? What are you doing? You all are doing nothing. Because that's not going to bring my brother back at all."
The family says an independent autopsy found Floyd died from "asphyxia due to neck and back compression."
NHK
