President Trump’s reelection campaign sent a message to news organizations Tuesday night, demanding a correction to articles that described security forces’ use of tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside the White House on Monday, to allow Trump to cross the street to pose for photos at a church. The U.S. Park Police had earlier released a statement defending that effort, saying the use of chemical agents against the crowd came in response to violence from protesters and involved “pepper balls” and “smoke canisters,” not tear gas. “We now know through the U.S. Park Police that neither they, nor any of their law enforcement partners, used tear gas to quell rising violence,” Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign’s communications director, said in a statement Tuesday night. “Every news organization which reported the tear gas lie should immediately correct or retract its erroneous reporting.” The truth boils down to an exercise in semantics. According to the Centers fo

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans sympathize with nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody and disapprove of President Donald Trump’s response to the unrest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday. The demonstrations, some of which have turned violent, began last week after a Minneapolis police officer was videotaped kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for nearly nine minutes, even after Floyd appeared to lose consciousness. The officer has been charged with murder. The survey conducted on Monday and Tuesday found 64% of American adults were “sympathetic to people who are out protesting right now,” while 27% said they were not and 9% were unsure. The poll underscored the political risks for Trump, who has adopted a hardline approach to the protests and threatened to deploy the U.S. military to quell violent dissent. The Republican president faces Democrat Joe Biden in November’s election. More than 55% of Americans

President Trump’s reelection campaign sent a message to news organizations Tuesday night, demanding a correction to articles that described security forces’ use of tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside the White House on Monday, to allow Trump to cross the street to pose for photos at a church. The U.S. Park Police had earlier released a statement defending that effort, saying the use of chemical agents against the crowd came in response to violence from protesters and involved “pepper balls” and “smoke canisters,” not tear gas. “We now know through the U.S. Park Police that neither they, nor any of their law enforcement partners, used tear gas to quell rising violence,” Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign’s communications director, said in a statement Tuesday night. “Every news organization which reported the tear gas lie should immediately correct or retract its erroneous reporting.” The truth boils down to an exercise in semantics. According to the Centers fo

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Media player Media playback is unsupported on your device Video Asked about race, unrest and President Trump's response, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose his words very carefully. 02 Jun 2020 Go to next video: Trump disperses protesters so he can walk to church
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Anti-government demonstrators take part in a protest during a lunch time in Central, as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Hong Kong, China May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuJohnson’s remarks followed a warning to China on Tuesday to step back from the brink over the national security legislation for Hong Kong, saying it risked destroying one of the jewels of Asia’s economy while ruining the reputation of China. “Hong Kong succeeds because its people are free,” Johnson wrote in the Times. “If China proceeds, this would be in direct conflict with its obligations under the joint declaration, a legally binding treaty registered with the United Nations.” China’s parliament approved last week

Protesters marched on U.S. cities again Tuesday afternoon, with thousands of peaceful demonstrators gathering in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C., protesting the killing of George Floyd. A crowd of protesters that appeared to number in the thousands marched through downtown Los Angeles, near City Hall and police headquarters, chanting and holding signs that read "remove your knee" and "care, not cops." National guard troops and police stood on the periphery watching but didn’t interfere. Protesters blocked a major intersection in the heart of Hollywood, all down on their knees, chanting "No justice, no peace, no racist police." In Washington, D.C., a crowd gathered Tuesday afternoon across from the northern edge of Lafayette Square, the site cleared by police with tear gas a day earlier before an appearance by President Trump. Law-enforcement personnel in military fatigues and helmets, faced them from the far side of the fence along the par