U.S. Marshals and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents were deployed into the streets of D.C. move to beef up security alongside local police, Secret Service \u2026<\/b>
\nU. S. Marshals and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents were deployed into the streets of D. C. move to beef up security alongside local police, Secret Service and Homeland Security agents, the Justice Department confirmed. U. S. Attorney for D. C. Mike Sherwin is heavily involved in the operation, Fox News has learned.
A senior official in the direct chain of command for defending Washington D. C. told Fox News that at least 50 Secret Service officers were Sunday night and that some rioters were throwing bottles and Molotov cocktails. As observed in New York City and elsewhere, groups in D. C. are planting cars filled with incendiary materials, Fox News is told.
In addition, the entire Washington, D. C. National Guard was being called in to help with the response to protests outside the White House and elsewhere in the nation\u2019s capital, according to two Defense Department officials. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said Sunday that she had requested 500 DC Guardsman to assist local law enforcement. Later on Sunday, as the protests escalated, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy ordered the rest of the Guardsman \u2014 roughly 1,200 soldiers \u2014 to report.
Lights that normally illuminate the exterior of the White House were disabled early Monday morning, reportedly so that the Secret Service could use night-vision equipment to monitor protesters.
Other related developments:
– Trump on violent protesters: ‘Where are the arrests and long-term jail sentences?’
– Semitrailer speeds toward crowd of protesters on Minneapolis bridge; driver arrested
– Jason Riley: Media coverage gives false impression that Floyd incident ‘happens to black people every day’
– Famed DC monuments defaced after night of protests
In addition to the violence in Washington, D. C., rioters clashed with police in New York City; and the Los Angeles County sheriff saying people still out on the streets were \u00ab\u00a0acting like terrorists.\u00a0\u00bb The National Guard\u2019s top general on Sunday said Guard units in nearly half of U. S. states have been mobilized to help major cities deal with the riots.
Gen. Joseph Lengyel said some 16,000 additional Guard troops have been deployed to 24 states and the District of Columbia in response to civil disturbances.
Floyd died Monday after a Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, pressed his knee on Floyd\u2019s neck. The officer has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter; he and three other officers were fired from the force after video of Floyd\u2019s death emerged.
Other related developments:
-Trump announces US to designate Antifa as terrorist organization
– Barr: Violence from Antifa, other groups ‘is domestic terrorism’
– Son of Minnesota\u2019s attorney general: ‘I hereby declare, officially, my support for ANTIFA’
– Cities where people are protesting and rioting
Scott Gottlieb, the former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, told CBS News’ \u201cFace the Nation\u201d that there are still some \u201cpockets of spread\u201d in communities. He said there has been an uptick in new coronavirus cases in recent days at the epicenter of the protests.
Minnesota Health Department spokesman Doug Schultz said Sunday that any spike from the protests will not be seen until six to 10 days after its transmission, the Star Tribune reported. The report pointed out that the Minneapolis provided hundreds of masks for protesters.
Gov. Tim Walz said, according to the paper, that he is \u00ab\u00a0deeply concerned about a super-spreader type of incident\u2026 after this. We are going to see a spike in COVID-19. It’s inevitable.\u00a0\u00bb
Other related developments:
– Big-city Dems imposed strict coronavirus lockdowns now let Floyd rioters flout rules
– Juan Williams: Protests are build-up of coronavirus tensions and ‘incredible wave’ of abuse by police
– Susan Rice makes claim Russians could be behind violent Floyd demonstrations
Fox News contributor Richard Fowler weighs in on unrest over George Floyd’s death and bridging the long-term racial divide in the U. S.
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