Joe Biden has urged Americans to protest peacefully, and to not let their anger over the death of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officers overshadow the “reason we protest.”
In a Medium post published early Sunday morning (full post below), Biden said “protesting such brutality is right and necessary. It’s an utterly American response. But burning down communities and needless destruction is not. Violence that endangers lives is not. Violence that guts and shutters businesses that serve the community is not.”
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The presumptive Democratic nominee’s comments came after another night of widespread unrest across the U.S., where protests — many of them violent — are ongoing in at least 30 cities. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County on Saturday night and authorized the National Guard deployment in response to requests from the city and county.
Biden, whose response followed extensive calls for his leadership during the crisis, said, “The act of protesting should never be allowed to overshadow the reason we protest. It should not drive people away from the just cause that protest is meant to advance.”
He highlighted that people nationwide are suffering the losses of loved ones due to “intolerable circumstances,” including “entrenched inequalities” as well as COVID-19, which still grips the U.S. with a heavy death toll of 105,000. “And I know that a grief that dark and deep may at times feel too heavy to bear. I know,” he said.
“And I also know that the only way to bear it is to turn all that anguish to purpose. So tonight, I ask all of America to join me — not in denying our pain or covering it over — but using it to compel our nation across this turbulent threshold into the next phase of progress, inclusion, and opportunity for our great democracy.”
Biden urged, “We are a nation in pain, but we must not allow this pain to destroy us. We are a nation enraged, but we cannot allow our rage to consume us. We are a nation exhausted, but we will not allow our exhaustion to defeat us.”
The politician vowed to “help lead” the conversation and promised he “will listen.”
“I will keep the commitment I made to George’s brother, Philonise, that George will not just be a hashtag. We must and will get to a place where everyone, regardless of race, believes that ‘to protect and serve’ means to protect and serve them,” said Biden. “Only by standing together will we rise stronger than before. More equal, more just, more hopeful — and that much closer to our more perfect union.”
Earlier in the week, during a Memorial Day event, Biden hit out at President Donald Trump, calling him an “absolute fool” for not wearing a face mask during a CNN interview.
Trump was on hand Saturday following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX capsule, where he also spoke out on the nationwide protests.
“We understand the pain people are feeling. We support the right of peaceful protestors, and we hear their pleas. But what we are now seeing on the streets of our cities has nothing to do with justice or peace,” said Trump. “The memory of George Floyd is being dishonored by rioters, looters and anarchists.”
“We cannot and must not allow a small group of criminals and vandals to wreck our cities and lay waste to our communities,” Trump continued.
Read Biden’s full post below:
These last few days have laid bare that we are a nation furious at injustice. Every person of conscience can understand the rawness of the trauma people of color experience in this country, from the daily indignities to the extreme violence, like the horrific killing of George Floyd.
Protesting such brutality is right and necessary. It’s an utterly American response. But burning down communities and needless destruction is not. Violence that endangers lives is not. Violence that guts and shutters businesses that serve the community is not.
The act of protesting should never be allowed to overshadow the reason we protest. It should not drive people away from the just cause that protest is meant to advance.
I know that there are people all across this country who are suffering tonight. Suffering the loss of a loved one to intolerable circumstances, like the Floyd family, or to the virus that is still gripping our nation. Suffering economic hardships, whether due to COVID-19 or entrenched inequalities in our system. And I know that a grief that dark and deep may at times feel too heavy to bear.
I know.
And I also know that the only way to bear it is to turn all that anguish to purpose. So tonight, I ask all of America to join me — not in denying our pain or covering it over — but using it to compel our nation across this turbulent threshold into the next phase of progress, inclusion, and opportunity for our great democracy.
We are a nation in pain, but we must not allow this pain to destroy us. We are a nation enraged, but we cannot allow our rage to consume us. We are a nation exhausted, but we will not allow our exhaustion to defeat us.
As President, I will help lead this conversation — and more importantly, I will listen. I will keep the commitment I made to George’s brother, Philonise, that George will not just be a hashtag. We must and will get to a place where everyone, regardless of race, believes that “to protect and serve” means to protect and serve them. Only by standing together will we rise stronger than before. More equal, more just, more hopeful — and that much closer to our more perfect union.
Demonstrations across the country again devolved into unrest Saturday, a day after a Minneapolis police officer was arrested and charged with the third-degree murder and manslaughter of George Floyd.
Police cars and government buildings burned, the National Guard was deployed, and some of the country’s largest cities instituted curfews. In one Midwest city, a person was killed and at least two more shot.
More than 1,400 people have been arrested in 16 cities since Thursday, with more than 500 of those happening in Los Angeles on Friday, the Associated Press reported.
Former officer Derek Chauvin faces the charges in Floyd’s death, but activist groups say they are inadequate. Video from a bystander showed Chauvin pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes.
The demonstrations Saturday were part of a National Day of Protest against Chauvin and police brutality inflicted nationwide. Protesters also called out the names of other people of color killed by police, including Louisville’s Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old ER tech who was shot and killed by police in March.
Here is a city-by-city look at what’s happening across the country.
Indianapolis: One dead after shooting
One person was killed Saturday and at least two more shot during a second night of protests downtown, Indianapolis Police Chief Randal Taylor confirmed in a hastily called late-night press conference.
“Enough is enough,” Taylor said as sirens blared and fire trucks raced past on the street. “Indianapolis, we are better than this. Downtown is not safe at this time.”
Police did not have details on the individual who was killed nor the conditions of the others shot.
Shortly before 1 a.m., the department tweeted again that it was investigating additional reports of shootings downtown. The shootings did not involve officers, police said.
Protests during the day Saturday had been peaceful.
— Staff of The Indianapolis Star
Nashville: Fires at courthouse and City Hall building
Fires in Nashville led Mayor John Cooper to declare a state of civil emergency. Police announced a 10 p.m. curfew for the city, and Gov. Bill Lee deployed the National Guard.
Tear gas is sprayed outside the Metro Courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, during the “I Will Breathe” rally to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being pinned down by a white Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day.
Dozens of protesters had gathered on the steps of Nashville’s criminal courthouse and City Hall after a rally and march. Demonstrators smashed windows with rocks and other materials, drawing a swarm of police. The situation at the building appeared to subside around 7:30 p.m.
By 8:15 p.m., fire was visible from a first-floor office at the courthouse. A short time later, police with riot gear arrived as a fire burned inside a window at City Hall. Officers deployed tear gas as demonstrators clustered in the center of Public Square Park.
— Staff of The Tennessean
Reno, Nevada: Fires at City Hall; National Guard, curfew in place
The Nevada National Guard is en route to downtown Reno, the city’s police chief said, after protests there turned violent Saturday.
Gov. Steve Sisolak tweeted he activated the Nevada National Guard.
A group of people broke windows at Reno City Hall Saturday night and set fires there following hours of protest in the area. Responding Reno police fired tear gas into City Hall. Items such as a couch inside were on fire but soon put out. Police dispersed the protesters as some chanted “Hands up, don’t shoot.”
Washoe County residents, which includes all residents in Reno and Sparks, are under curfew until 7 a.m. Sunday, police said Saturday evening.
— Amy Alonzo, Siobhan McAndrew and Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette Journal
New York City: Videos show vehicle’s confrontation with crowd
Hundreds of protesters walked against traffic in Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, temporarily stalling vehicles on 7th Ave. The group chanted: “No justice, no peace” and “Whose streets? Our streets.”
Late Saturday, videos circulated on social media that show a police vehicle driving into a crowd of protesters, after objects were thrown at the vehicle.
Mayor Bill de Blasio called the video “upsetting” and said he wishes the officer “hadn’t done that.” He added: “It’s clear that a different element has come into play here, who are trying to hurt police officers and trying to damage their vehicles.”
He said the situation was started by a group of protesters converging on the police car and attacking it.
Other video showed at least one vehicle on fire.
An initially peaceful demonstration in the city had spiraled into chaos Friday, as protesters skirmished with police officers, destroyed police vehicles and set fires.
Video posted to social media on Friday showed officers using batons and shoving protesters as they took people into custody and cleared streets. One video showed an officer slam a woman to the ground as he walked past her.
Denver: Car crashes into police; weapons confiscated
Three officers and a civilian were “severely” injured when a car crashed into a Denver police vehicle, the police department tweeted late Saturday. Police said they were searching for a Chevrolet compact car with Wyoming plates.
The city had enacted a curfew from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m.
A few agitators, the department said, were “hijacking” Floyd’s memory. Police shared photos of a gun, a gas canister and a hatchet — all of which were confiscated Saturday.
“Last night, agitators brought crowbars, baseball bats, assault rifles, hand guns and improvised flash-bangs which were thrown at police officers and protesters,” Chief Paul Pazen said in a statement on Saturday.
Police on Saturday announced 34 arrests over the last two nights in Denver amid Floyd protests.
San Francisco: Fireworks outside mayor’s apartment after curfew
Videos from the scene show protesters lighting fireworks outside of San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s apartment.
Late Saturday, Breed made an announcement alongside the city’s police chief, sheriff and fire chief implementing a curfew from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. She also said the National Guard is on standby for the city.
“If you are home, please stay home. If you are in our city from other places, please go back to the city that you live in. Please do not come into San Francisco and destroy our city,” Breed said.
Breed said there were peaceful protests early Saturday, but the violence and vandalism exhibited later in the day are “something we will not tolerate.”
Chief Bill Scott said officers were dealing with looting and people breaking windows.
Dallas: Close to 100 arrests, Whole Foods looted
The Dallas Police Department announced a host of arrests Saturday night and early Sunday. Police arrested 74 people on charges of inciting a riot, the department tweeted. An additional 15 people were arrested on charges of vandalizing buildings.
Three guns and one taser were recovered, according to the police department.
The Dallas Morning News reported police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds downtown. One woman who said she was not a protester reportedly was struck in the face.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit shut down service to downtown Dallas and a Whole Foods store was looted, according to the newspaper.
Columbus, Ohio: Broken windows, small fires
After peaceful daytime protests, tensions rose after dark in Columbus.
Construction material and a vehicle were set on fire. Windows were broken on the east side of Downtown. Protesters faced off with officers. Chairs and other material were set on fire inside a government office building.
Protesters threw rocks through the window of a funeral home and windows were broken at the Columbus College of Art and Design.
The Ohio National Guard was called to assist as the city approached its 10 p.m. curfew.
— Lucas Sullivan, Beth Burger, Marc Kovac, Columbus Dispatch
Washington: Protests escalate near White House, Trump warns against ‘mob violence’
Protesters clashed with police outside the White House Saturday, as tensions flared there for a second day.
Protesters marched and chanted “No justice! No peace!” and “I can’t breathe!” – a phrase Floyd was heard saying before his death – in Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House and along surrounding streets. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., stood with peaceful protesters outside the White House during the afternoon.
Protesters stood facing a line of police wearing helmets and holding shields, the officers with their backs to the White House. At times, some protesters tried to knock over barriers or attacked officers around the White House perimeter, although none scaled the surrounding fence, according to the Secret Service. “Multiple” special agents and uniformed officers were injured when some protesters threw bricks, rocks, bottles and fireworks at officers, officials said.
Officers responded by firing tear gas to break up the crowds.
President Donald Trump attended the historic SpaceX rocket launch in Florida during the afternoon, but arrived back at the White House around 8:30 p.m. as protests raged outside. As the presidential helicopters buzzed overheard near the White House grounds, some demonstrators shouted obscenities and shook their fists.
Trump used an address at the Kennedy Space Center to offer a stern warning against violence by “rioters, looters and anarchists.”
Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted Saturday that the city’s police department would protect everyone, regardless of whether the mayor agreed with them.
— Nicholas Wu, David Jackson, Courtney Subramanian and John Fritze, USA TODAY
Cincinnati: Violence, clashes with police as night falls
Another wave of civil unrest hit Cincinnati’s streets Saturday as peaceful protests gave way to violence for the second consecutive night, with police firing tear gas and making arrests.
Tensions between police and demonstrators boiled over outside District 1 police headquarters after 9 p.m., when some protesters began throwing debris at officers who had gathered outside the entrance with riot shields.
Police responded by pushing the crowd away, firing tear gas and bean bag rounds as they marched forward.
At one point, some in the crowd tried to build a makeshift barrier with trash cans, but police pushed through and arrested several people. Others fled down streets and alleys.
— Dan Horn, Madeline Mitchell, Cameron Knight and Sharon Coolidge, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Des Moines, Iowa: Protesters throw fireworks at police
Police in riot gear met protesters marching on the state’s Capitol building. Some protesters could be seen throwing fireworks at police.
At the Polk County Courthouse, protesters scattered after police fired tear gas into the crowd. There were conflicting reports about whether a protester managed to get into the courthouse. One person was seen breaking a glass window.
— Des Moines Register staff
Minneapolis: Projectiles fired to clear protesters
The National Guard started moving into downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, after days of unrest.
“The situation in Minnesota is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd. It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cites,” Gov. Tim Walz said in a press conference.
People react during a rally Saturday in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd.
An 8 p.m. curfew would be strictly enforced, major highways would be closed and those on the streets Saturday night could be subject to arrest, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said Saturday night.
“Don’t go out of your homes; don’t make things more difficult,” Walz said.
As curfew approached, hundreds of protesters sat to await the arrival of law enforcement near Fifth Precinct. One commented that police couldn’t arrest the whole group.
Soon, black-clad law enforcement approached to the sound of explosions. Some demonstrators chanted: “Hands up, don’t shoot!”
Police officers fired nonlethal projectiles toward masses of people, including a crowd of journalists gathered in an alley next to a looted store.
Protesters reported tear gas being used. Some people hobbled away from an intersection appearing to be injured.
“State Patrol troopers are moving in to secure the Fifth Precinct. Go home and obey the curfew order now,” Minnesota Department of Public Safety tweeted.
— Trevor Hughes and Jordan Culver, USA TODAY
Los Angeles: Looting and destruction mount, mayor sets curfew
Looting and property destruction mounted Saturday in Los Angeles as police worked to disperse protesters after the third evening of mass demonstrations. City Mayor Eric Garcetti set a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. throughout the whole city.
Police set up skirmish lines throughout the downtown area and fired non-lethal ammunition in at least one incident, City News Service reported. Garcetti requested the National Guard.
Protesters looted several downtown businesses, including a Target store, a Rite Aid, a Starbucks and jewelry stores near Sixth Street and Broadway. Fires were ignited near the intersection of Hill and Seventh Street, and in one case, a person threw the hose being used by a firefighter into a smoldering fire.
Garcetti urged residents to go home.
“When things burn, it is not the time to stay,” he said. Taking part in civil unrest, he added, does a disservice to Floyd’s memory.
He noted Los Angeles has seen unrest over racial issues before, a nod to the Watts Riots in 1965 and the disturbance after the Rodney King verdict that exonerated the police officers who were videotaped beating him in 1992.
— Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY
Fayetteville, North Carolina: Reporter injured as looters break into J.C. Penney
Protests turned violent in Fayetteville even after police opted to close access to downtown areas of the city. People reportedly went to a local mall and were seen running in an out of the J.C. Penney amid reports of looting.
A reporter for the Fayetteville Observer reporter was attacked while shooting video from the scene and is being treated for minor injuries at a local hospital.
The Fayetteville Police Department earlier tweeted it was “deploying officers to stop the damage to property and violence.”
— Rodger Mullen, Melody Brown-Peyton, Paul Woolverton, Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
Memphis: One protest ends peacefully, the other in chaos
About two hours after a demonstration against police brutality ended peacefully on Saturday night, a confrontation played out between a crowd of people and a team of police officers in riot gear and on horseback.
When police horses entered the area, a chaotic few seconds followed: Police barricades tumbled to the ground and people fell down. Glass bottles flew through the air. At one point the crowd chanted: “No justice, no peace.”
The standoff was a dramatic contrast from a peaceful protest march earlier in the evening. That demonstration had apparently ended without arrests, and the police had largely let it play out on its own, without interference. Most of the crowd from the protest march left around 9 p.m.
— Laura Testino, Desiree Stennett, Daniel Connolly, Corinne S Kennedy and Samuel Hardiman, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Detroit: Day starts peacefully, turns violent
Saturday, in the light of day, the protesting crowd appeared to be mostly peaceful, with police following marching protesters closely and even handing out masks, a coronavirus precaution, to those who did not have them.
The situation changed late in the evening. A new — and larger — crowd filled downtown and turned violent. In the skirmishes, Detroit Free Press reporters were exposed to tear gas, and a phone was violently knocked out of a photographer’s hand.
Police in riot gear, supported by armored cars, moved toward protesters.
Crowds began to gather at about 4:30 p.m. Most wore masks, and many carried signs, some with angry slogans. By about 8 p.m., and just after a moment of tension between protesters and police, the crowd began to disperse, with a few folks saying they’d be back again for a third day of demonstrations at 4 p.m. Sunday.
On Friday, a 21-year-old male from Eastpointe was been fatally shot near a protest in downtown Detroit when he was approached by an unknown suspect while in his vehicle, police said. Friday night’s protest had at least 60 arrests.
— David Jesse, JC Reindl, Branden Hunter and Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press
Phoenix: Police demand protesters disperse
A large group of protesters knelt with their hands up in the streets outside Phoenix police and municipal buildings.
They chanted, “Hands up, don’t shoot” and “Black lives matter.”
Phoenix police stood in full riot gear outside the front entrance of the department headquarters, amid sound and smoke from numerous flash bangs.
Officers began broadcasting a message telling protesters they were engaging in an unlawful assembly, and they needed to disperse immediately.
— BrieAnna J. Frank, Joshua Bowling and Angel Mendoza, Arizona Republic
Miami: Curfew after fire in cars, rubber bullets
The Miami Police Department announced a 10 p.m. Saturday curfew for the city. The city also will have a Sunday curfew for 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Police warned violators would be subject to arrest. Thirty-eight people had been arrested as midnight approached, police said.
The police department asked residents to stay away from Miami’s downtown and Wynwood areas, citing a “situation involving large crowds of protestors.”
The Miami Herald reported protests in the area started peacefully but eventually devolved into violence.
Flint, Michigan: Sheriff walks with protesters
Video showed Genessee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson walking with protesters Saturday after taking off his riot gear. He joined the demonstration to cheers from attendees.
In a video posted to Facebook, Swanson told the gathered protesters, “We want to be with y’all, for real. I took the helmet off; they laid the batons down. We want to make this a parade.”
As Swanson was talking, the crowd began to chant, “Walk with us!” Swanson began walking with the crowd, saying he could walk all night.
Chicago: Demonstration outside Trump Tower; curfew in place
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a curfew for the city, effective between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Earlier, hundreds of protesters gathered downtown at Federal Plaza on Saturday afternoon for a demonstration organized by Black Lives Matter. Protesters chanted “Say his name, George Floyd” and “Say her name, Breonna Taylor” as drivers honked their horns. Some held signs saying “Black lives matter” and “Liberty and justice for all.”
At least two police vehicles were covered in spray paint.
Protesters reported seeing demonstrators being arrested outside Trump Tower as the group marched north through downtown. After passing Trump Tower, thousands of protesters took a knee in silence. A spokesperson for Chicago police said he was not immediately able to provide an update.
The Chicago Transit Authority temporarily suspended train services to downtown.
Violence erupted in Jacksonville’s downtown Saturday night, after thousands of people earlier marched peacefully on police headquarters in protest of law enforcement abuses of force.
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said one officer had been hospitalized after being “slashed in the neck.”
Broken glass and damage to Jacksonville sheriff’s vehicles were reported, as was the firing of tear gas. Police urged people not already downtown Saturday night to stay away from the area.
— Teresa Stepzinski and Garry Smits, Florida Times-Union
Charred cars, one lying flipped on its roof in a pile of ashes, lined John F. Kennedy Blvd. Saturday night as the city started to clean up after peaceful protests gave way to a fiery afternoon.
Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said 13 police officers were injured in protests that resulted in property damage and several burned cars. Fourteen people were arrested, police said just before midnight.
By the 8 p.m. curfew set by Philadelphia police, the large crowds had mostly dispersed. Dozens of officers stood in a line at the municipal services building, steps away from where at least one of the department’s cars was burned.
Just hours before, hundreds flooded City Hall, damaging cars and spraypainting messages on buildings, vehicles and the city block.
— Phaedra Trethan and Jeff Neiburg, Cherry Hill Courier-Post
Seattle: ‘Hands up, don’t shoot’
Hundreds of people gathered outside Seattle Police Department headquarters midday Saturday, where speakers from the NAACP and ACLU spoke to the crowd. “Hands up, don’t shoot,” the group chanted.
Later, protesters forced the closure of Interstate 5 through central Seattle, the Associated P. Police used flash bangs and pepper spray to clear demonstrators.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted Saturday he activated 200 members of the state’s National Guard.
Atlanta: 9 p.m. curfew established
Georgia’s governor declared a state of emergency early Saturday to activate the state National Guard. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order Saturday establishing a 9 p.m. curfew “as a result of the recent acts of violence demonstrated throughout the city.”
The curfew ends at sunrise Sunday.
Brian Kemp tweeted that up to 500 members of the Guard would deploy immediately “to protect people & property in Atlanta.” He said he acted at the request of Bottoms, who earlier appealed for calm.
At least three officers were hurt and there were multiple arrests in Friday’s protests, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said.
— Associated Press
Pittsburgh: Protests become ‘volatile’
Pittsburgh police deployed gas on a group of thousands of demonstrators Saturday after a peaceful protest against turned destructive.
Pittsburgh Public Safety declared the situation an unlawful assembly.
“This follows repeated acts of violence, property damage and looting of businesses, which is ongoing. Residents please stay home. Businesses should close. If you are Downtown, leave the area,” officials tweeted.
Pittsburgh Public Safety tweeted just before 6 p.m. that police had deployed gas after the protest became “volatile.”
— Daveen Rae Kurutz, The Beaver County Times
Tallahassee, Florida: Truck hits protesters
Scattered and largely peaceful demonstrations Saturday in Tallahassee were marred when a pickup truck allegedly hit a group of protesters.
Three white people in a red pickup truck with a Georgia license plate yelled at a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters, then drove into the crowd, witnesses said. Some wound up on the hood of the car and may have shattered the windshield.
Tallahassee Mayor John E. Dailey later tweeted that “no one was seriously injured” and the driver of the vehicle was “immediately taken into custody.”
— Nada Hassanein, Jeff Burlew and James Call, Tallahassee Democrat
Petal, Mississippi: Mayor sorry for comments, won’t resign
Petal Mayor Hal Marx said he apologizes that comments he made have caused so much pain, but he denies his comments were racist, and says he won’t resign.
Marx came under fire Tuesday when he tweeted he “didn’t see anything unreasonable” in the incident that led to Floyd’s death.
“I admit that my comments on the recent tragic death of George Floyd in Minnesota were made in haste and not well-thought-out or expressed,” he said. “Because of this, my words were taken out of the context in which they were meant. For that, I apologize.
“I apologize to those who found them to be insensitive, and I apologize to the people of our city.”
— Lici Beveridge, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Portland: State of emergency
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced a state of emergency Saturday morning after protests in the city intensified.
The state of emergency includes a curfew on Saturday beginning at 8 p.m. and running through 6 a.m. Sunday.
“Burning buildings with people inside, stealing from small and large businesses, threatening and harassing reporters,” he tweeted early Saturday morning. “This isn’t calling for meaningful change in our communities, this is disgusting.”
Wilmington, Delaware: Protesters block traffic
In Wilmington, Delaware, dozens of protesters blocked traffic on Interstate 95. Delaware State Police temporarily closed the interstate around 2 p.m. ET. At least one protester could be seen smashing the window of a police SUV, according to videos posted on social media.
Montgomery, Alabama: Largely peaceful protests at precinct, Capitol
Dozens gathered Saturday afternoon in front of a Montgomery police precinct before a gathering at the Capitol, where law enforcement blocked off traffic for a rally that lasted more than two hours.
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed on Friday called Floyd’s death a “lynching” in a virtual town hall before asking for a moment of silence for him at an afternoon press conference.
Police Chief Ernest Finley also spoke, calling Floyd’s death “very disturbing.”
— Melissa Brown, Montgomery Advertiser
Providence, Rhode Island: A chorus of 1,000 voices
A chorus of nearly 1,000 voices shouted Floyd’s name from the Statehouse lawn on Saturday.
“I’m tired of watching young black, brown, beautiful people dying,” said Gary Dantzler, an activist with Black Lives Matter Rhode Island, the group that organized Saturday’s rally. “White supremacy, we gotta end it.”
– Madeleine List, Providence Journal
Lake Worth Beach, Florida: No violence
Shouting “I can’t breathe” and “Hands up, don’t shoot,” about 250 demonstrators stopped traffic downtown on Saturday.
The march down Lake Avenue from Bryant Park to City Hall was orderly and largely peaceful.
– Joe Capozzi, Palm Beach Post
Sarasota, Florida: Teens decorate cars
At Sarasota City Hall, about 30 masked protesters from teens to seniors decorated their cars with messages condemning police brutality in light of Floyd’s death.
Emily Wunderlich, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Peoria, Illinois: ‘Fired up! Ready to go!’
A crowd of a few hundred marched for about a mile and a half in Peoria on Saturday afternoon, from the riverfront to the city’s police station and the courthouse, alternating call-and-response slogans, including “No justice, no peace; no racist police” and “Fired up! Ready to go!”
Most attendees wore masks or other face coverings, which organizers urged to abide by the state’s standing public health orders.
The peaceful demonstration of just more than two hours included participants chanting not only Floyd’s name, but also the names of Peoria men Eddie Russell Jr. and Luis Cruz, who were killed in police-involved shootings over the past three years.
New Orleans: ‘We are here in solidarity’
A crowd of close to 1,000 people gathered across the street from New Orleans City Hall, carrying signs that read “No Justice No Peace” and “Say his name! George Floyd.” Groups of people prepared to march out in three rows through the streets of downtown to the police headquarters several blocks away.
“I’m here to make them see we are here with Minneapolis — we are here in solidarity as a community,” said Andrew Miragliotta, who went to the rally with his wife, Jenna Miragliotta. As organizers started leading the crowd in a chant of “No Justice No Peace,” Jenna Miragliottta said: “White silence is perpetuating this and it keeps happening. We are bringing our bodies, our voices to support and show up. Visibility matters.”
– Maria Clark, The American South
Visalia, California: ‘This is America’
Hundreds of protesters – from toddlers to adults – lined a highway, chanting “Black lives matter” and holding signs that said “justice for George Floyd” and “we will be the change.” One protester brought a portable speaker and played Childish Gambino’s “This is America.” Cars honked as they drove past.
There are hundreds here in Visalia for this Black Lives Matter protest. pic.twitter.com/z1xBAIp26N
– Vongni Yang, The Visalia Times Delta
Rochester, New York: ‘For over 400 years, we have been in pain’
Hundreds marched to the Public Safety Building in downtown Rochester on Saturday to honor victims of police brutality. Organizers asked participants to wear masks and practice social distancing.
“Four hundred years ago, a lie got told — the lie of white superiority and black inferiority,” said Melanie Funchess, the director of community engagement for the Mental Health Association of Rochester/Monroe County. “For over 400 years, we have been in pain.”
Some members of the crowd spray painted poles and other objects along the way; their actions were later denounced by organizers of the event. Rochester police were present at the rally, but did not intervene. Some were armed and carried shields.
– Sarah Taddeo, USA TODAY Network
Greenville, South Carolina: Organizers encourage unity
More than 200 people gathered in Greenville on Saturday morning for a peaceful protest.
Dalores Bowens, one of the organizers, said the goal of the protest was to highlight the risks that black people, and others, face at times from police. But the big aim, she said, was to encourage unity and have a peaceful expression of anger and frustration.
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Consumer advocates are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for their departments’ failure to stop seizing student loan borrowers’ tax refunds to pay for their defaulted loans, despite declaring that it would stop doing so on March 25.
The class action suit was filed by nonprofit organizations Student Defense and Democracy Forward against the Department of Treasury, the Department of Education (ED), Steven Mnuchin, and Betsy DeVos on May 29 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The group alleges that despite millions of Americans losing their jobs amid the pandemic, the Treasury seized more than $18 million in tax refunds from over 11,000 borrowers in April 2020.
“In the middle of this devastating pandemic, Secretary Mnuchin and Secretary DeVos have been illegally offsetting tax refunds of student borrowers despite clear instructions from Congress and the president to stop,” Alice Yao, senior counsel at Student Defense, said in a statement. “The administration has shown an utter disregard for the law and the needs of student loan borrowers during this difficult time, and their botched rollout of CARES Act protections is causing real suffering for families across the nation.”
She added: “We are suing to make sure borrowers get the relief they are entitled to, and to hold this administration accountable for their continued failures to implement the CARES Act.”
In response to the lawsuit, ED Press Secretary Angela Morabito said that as of May 28, it has returned more than $2.2 billion in offsets to more than one million borrowers.
And following the national emergency declaration on March 13, “the Department proactively worked with Treasury to pause all offsets in process on March 20,” she stated. “On March 25, 2020, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced her directive to stop all wage garnishments and collections actions, as well as refund offsets already in process to more than 800,000 borrowers.”
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to the crowd gathered during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting on Thursday, February 27, 2020. (PHOTO: Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Colorado family had tax refund seized, still not returned
This is the latest in a series of lawsuits filed against DeVos — as well as credit reporting agencies — for misinterpretations or mistakes over the implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
In this particular case, the issue arises over defaulted student loans.
Keri Cole had attended Heritage College in Lakeside, Colorado from 2007 to 2009, and she got her associate’s degree. She was planning to be an X-ray technician and a medical assistant. She took out over $23,000 in student loans to finance that education. She and her husband have a family of four.
The Arvada, Colorado-based family’s sole source of income was her husband’s custom woodworking business, which generated about $50,000 a year. But the business took a major hit amid the COVID-19 pandemic and “produced almost no income for six to eight weeks earlier this year,” the lawsuit states.
The family filed taxes on March 27. In April, their federal tax refund was seized. The Coles had been expecting $6,859, but on April 8 she received a notice that said that the entire sum was “offset to pay Ms. Cole’s defaulted student loans, in violation of the CARES Act,” the lawsuit argued. “As a result, Ms. Cole and her family are behind on their rent and bills.”
The money hasn’t been refunded to her.
When a student loan borrower defaults on their federally issued or guaranteed student loans, a pre-existing agreement between Congress, ED, and the Treasury gave authority to ED to “offset” those debts by seizing individuals’ federal and/or state tax refunds.
On March 25, ED announced that it would be not only stopping this process temporarily to help borrowers amid the spread of the coronavirus, it also said it would be issuing refunds to tax refunds withheld on March 13, 2020, when the national emergency was declared.
Members of President Trump’s cabinet, including Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (2nd L) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (2nd R) on February 28, 2017. (PHOTO: by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Multiple lawsuits over CARES Act implementation
The issue of implementation has been at the heart of the lawsuits filed by student loan borrowers in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, one of the groups that is involved in today’s lawsuit, Student Defense had also sued ED and DeVos for allegedly continuing to garnish wages of around 54,000 federal student loan borrowers, also in violation of the CARES Act.
In that case, ED stated that it had taken immediate action to stop garnishing wages, but it was having trouble reaching employers to get them to stop.
In a separate case, Nelnet-owned Great Lakes, along with Equifax, TransUnion, Experian, and agencies owned by VantageScore Solutions were sued for inaccurately reporting information about student loan payments and affecting millions of borrowers’ credit scores.
In that case, Nelnet said it was working quickly to resolve the issue — it was reporting payments as deferred, instead of on-time, which resulted in the credit impact — and the office of Federal Student Aid’s COO Mark Brown tweeted that it was also looking closely into the issue.
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And…we continue to watch. Any unintended result of forbearance will be acted on immediately…looking out for you!
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But the pandemic shouldn’t be a reason why the CARES Act hasn’t been followed, advocates argued.
“The turmoil caused by the ongoing pandemic is no excuse for breaking the law,” Democracy Forward Senior Counsel Jeffrey Dubner said in a statement. “Our class-action suit seeks to hold the administration accountable so that student borrowers can stay on their feet during this crisis.”
Demonstrators marched, stopped traffic and in some cases lashed out violently at police as protests erupted Friday in dozens of U.S. cities following the killing of George Floyd after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck while taking him into custody in Minnesota.
Georgia’s governor declared a state of emergency in one county to activate up to 500 members of the state National Guard “to protect people & property in Atlanta.”
Gov. Brian Kemp said in a pair of tweets early Saturday that the move came at the request of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and in consultation with emergency officials. The Georgia National Guard will deploy “immediately” to assist law enforcement, he said.
In Minneapolis, where a police precinct was burned the night before, peaceful protests picked up steam as darkness fell, with thousands of people ignoring an 8 p.m. curfew to walk streets in the southern part of the city. Some cars were set on fire in scattered neighborhoods, business break-ins began and eventually there were larger fires. As a pair of restaurants and a Wells Fargo branch were set ablaze, a heavy contingent of National Guard, state troopers and police moved in, some on foot and some in vehicles.
In Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and beyond, thousands of protesters carried signs that said: “He said I can’t breathe. Justice for George.” They chanted ”“No justice, no peace” and “Say his name. George Floyd.”
After hours of peaceful protest in downtown Atlanta, some demonstrators suddenly turned violent, smashing police cars, setting one on fire, spray-painting the iconic logo sign at CNN headquarters, and breaking into a restaurant. The crowd pelted officers with bottles, chanting “Quit your jobs.”
At least three officers were hurt and there were multiple arrests, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said. Campos said protesters shot BB guns at officers and threw bricks, bottles and knives at them. People watched the scene from rooftops, some laughing as skirmishes broke out.
Bottoms passionately addressed the protesters at a news conference: “This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.”
“You are disgracing our city,” she told protesters. “You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country. We are better than this. We are better than this as a city. We are better than this as a country. Go home, go home.”
Bottoms was flanked by rappers T.I. and Killer Mike, as well as King’s daughter, Bernice King.
Killer Mike cried as he spoke.
“We have to be better than this moment. We have to be better than burning down our own homes. Because if we lose Atlanta what have we got?” he said.
After Mayor Bottoms appealed for calm, the violence continued. More cars were set on fire, a Starbucks was smashed up, the windows of the College Football Hall of Fame were broken, and the iconic Omni Hotel was vandalized.
Protesters gathered outside the White House, with President Donald Trump inside, and some tried to push through barriers set up by the U.S. Secret Service along Pennsylvania Avenue.
An initially peaceful demonstration in New York City spiraled into chaos as night fell, as protesters skirmished with officers, destroyed police vehicles and set fires.
In Brooklyn, activists who had marched from Manhattan chanted insults at officers lined up outside the Barclays Center and pelted them with water bottles. Police sprayed an eye-irritating chemical into the largely diverse crowd multiple times, then cleared the plaza.
Video posted to social media showed officers using batons and shoving protesters down as they took people into custody and cleared streets.
Demonstrators rocked a police van, set it ablaze, then scrawled graffiti across its charred hulk and set it on fire a second time as officers retreated from the area. Blocks away, protesters used a club to batter another police vehicle.
Numerous people were arrested and police brought in buses to carry off those they arrested.
“We have a long night ahead of us in Brooklyn,” Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted. “Our sole focus is deescalating this situation and getting people home safe. There will be a full review of what happened tonight. We don’t ever want to see another night like this.”
The police department said numerous officers were injured, including one who had a tooth knocked out.
The names of black people killed by police, including Floyd and Eric Garner, who died on Staten Island in 2014, were on signs carried by those in the crowd, and in their chants.
“It’s my duty to be out here,” said Brianna Petrisko, among those at Foley Square in lower Manhattan, where most were wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Our country has a sickness. We have to be out here. This is the only way we’re going to be heard.”
In Houston, where George Floyd grew up, several thousand people rallied in front of City Hall. Among them was 19-year-old Jimmy Ohaz, who came from the nearby city of Richmond, Texas.
“My question is how many more, how many more? I just want to live in a future where we all live in harmony and we’re not oppressed.”
Tensions rose in several West Coast cities as night fell and protesters blocked highways in Los Angeles and Oakland.
About 1,000 protesters gathered in Oakland. They smashed windows, sprayed buildings with “Kill Cops” graffiti and were met with chemical spray from police. Oakland Police were notifying a crowd that the demonstrationwas an unlawful assembly. Authorities said officers were injured when projectiles were thrown and that they were asking people to leave the area.
Demonstrators in Los Angeles scuffled at times with police, with a few protesters detained and one officer receiving medical treatment, police said. An LAPD vehicle had its windows smashed, and CNN reported that someone wrote “killer” on a patrol car.
Protesters repeatedly clashed with police in the Silicon Valley city of San Jose, said Mayor Sam Liccardo, and police responded with flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets. One officer was being treated at a hospital for an injury that was not life-threatening, he and police officials said.
Liccardo said his own officers shared the community’s outrage over Floyd’s in-custody death.
“It was a horrible injustice. I’d venture to guess that every police officer out there feels much of the same anger about what happened in Minneapolis,” he told The Associated Press.
Thirty miles to the west, Santa Cruz police chief Andrew G. Mills said in a statement that the actions by Minneapolis officers in Floyd’s death “are the antithesis of what we view as good policing.”
Kellie Chauvin, the wife of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, said she is filing for divorce after 10 years of marriage.
In a statement issued by her attorney, Kellie Chauvin said she is devastated by the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, who died earlier this week while in police custody.
Kellie Chauvin’s attorney said she filed for divorce as a result of this week’s incident.
Image: Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin (Ramsey County Jail)
Derek Chauvin is facing third-degree murder and manslaughter charges after video surfaced showing him kneeling on Floyd’s neck for for more than 8 1/2 minutes while he pleaded for his life.
“Her utmost sympathy lies with [Floyd’s] family, with his loved ones and with everyone who is grieving this tragedy,” the statement read in part. “While Ms. Chauvin has no children from her current marriage, she respectfully requests that her children, her elder parents, and her extended family be given safety and privacy during this difficult time.”
Kellie Chauvin was born in Laos in 1974 during a time of war. In 1977, her family fled to safety in Thailand, where they lived in a refugee camp, The Associated Press reported. In 2018, she was crowned Mrs. Minnesota.
Oregon’s Driver and Motor Vehicles Services Division in Salem. (The Associated Press/File)
For those Oregonians aching to get out, one state agency has an exciting proposition: Book an appointment with the DMV.
Yes, instead of taking a number and sitting inside a waiting room, Oregon’s DMV offices are requiring customers call their DMV to schedule an in-person appointment as dozens of its offices are reopening.
On Monday, Oregonians will be able to call to schedule a time that is ”most convenient for you” to get DMV business done at some 40 offices across the state. Appointments will start June 3.
In-person appointments will only be permitted for a handful of needs – those that are doable online or via mail will not be available in person. And state officials are urging those who don’t urgently need assistance to wait until later in the summer. The appointment system is scheduled to be in place indefinitely as the transportation agency monitors its offices.
“Our first priority is the people who were unable to get the services we can do only in person,” such those who need to replace a lost driver license or ID, obtain a commercial driver licenses, take a driving knowledge test or have their driving privileges reinstated, DMV Administrator Tom McClellan said in a statement. “Please be patient and expect longer than normal wait times on the phone and for an available appointment. If you can wait to renew until later in the summer, please consider waiting so that appointments are available for those who need them most.”
These are the service available:
Driver licensing and ID cards – originals, renewals and replacements, including passenger car and commercial licenses, and instruction permits
Driver knowledge tests
Driving privilege reinstatements
Disabled parking placards
VIN inspections for new-to-Oregon vehicles previously titled elsewhere
Farm endorsements
DMVs have been reconfigured to meet social distance guidelines, with lobby furniture spaced out, extra cleaning measures in place and plastic shields at every workstation.
This was supposed to be the summer from hell for the state transportation agency and Oregonians who rely on it anyway, due to the expected crunch created by its slow-footed approach to adopt the federal Real ID guidelines mandating uniform standards for driver’s licenses nationwide.
The coronavirus pandemic threw the state of Oregon a life raft, ultimately leading President Trump to delay implementing the federal Real ID requirements until October 2021. The law requires that air passengers have a new federal ID or a passport to board an airplane. State officials in Oregon expected as many as 960,000 Oregonians would want one of the new IDs, which weren’t scheduled to be available until July 6.
The state still plans to start issuing Real ID-compliant licenses July 6, and yes, you can schedule an appointment to get one.
In the meantime, the law enforcement world is still permitting a grace period for expired licenses, permits and vehicle registration. That hasn’t changed despite the new reservation system, DMV officials said. DEQ inspection stations remain closed statewide until at least June 15.
“As we begin offering in-person services by appointment starting June 3, we’ll be closely monitoring how quickly we’re able to work through the backlog and working with law enforcement to determine when the grace period will end,” said Tom Fuller, Oregon Department of Transportation spokesman. “For now, Oregonians are asked to schedule an appointment only if absolutely necessary to leave appointment slots for priority transactions.”
Fuller said the state would provide “ample notice and communication before the grace period is set to end.”
Customers are asked to go to their appointment alone, unless a teenage driver is involved and a parent or guardian is needed or if a patron needs language translation assistance from a friend or family member. The state is asking people to cancel appointments if they are ill or reschedule if they “have flu-like symptoms.”
Angelina Jolie and her ex-husband Brad Pitt’s kid Shiloh Jolie-Pitt turns 14 today, and Entertainment Tonight got rare intel from a source about Pitt’s relationship with Shiloh. He’s very proud of the teen…and they’re also close. (Pitt’s relationship with oldest son Maddox is much more strained, to the point that Maddox told street paparazzi that “whatever happens, happens,” when asked whether his relationship with Pitt was over for good.)
“Shiloh is close to both of her parents,” ET‘s source said. “All the kids have been looking forward to Shiloh’s birthday and plan to celebrate with a birthday cake. Brad is so proud of Shiloh and who she has become. He loves that she always stays true to herself and is so good to her brothers and sisters.”
“Brad’s kids [Maddox, 18; Pax, 16; Zahara, 15; Shiloh, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 11] are the most important thing to him,” the source continued. “He tells his friends he learns so much about life from his own children. He and Angie have been getting along so much better since the custody rules have been worked out. They have come so far.”
The Jolie-Pitt kids have been quarantining with Angelina Jolie in Los Angeles. A source spoke to E! in March about what their lives were like: “They are keeping up with their schoolwork, practicing their languages, playing instruments, board games, and helping cook dinner.” The source added that in some ways, “it hasn’t been too much of an adjustment since they are used to doing their schoolwork at home.”
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