WASHINGTON, Aug 7 — RIA Novosti. President of the United States Donald trump instructed to begin the withdrawal of national guard from the U.S. capital of Washington, saying that the situation is fully under control.
“I just ordered our National guard to begin a process of withdrawal of troops from Washington, D.C., now everything is under complete control. They will go home, but can quickly return, if necessary. Last night was much less protesters than expected!” — said the American leader in his Twitter.
As noted by the American President, the authorities were expecting protest actions in Washington will involve a lot more people.
on Saturday a rally against racism and police violence held in Washington in memory of the slain in Minneapolis, the African American George Floyd. Saturday event in the American capital took place peacefully.
the cities of the U.S., a wave of protests and unrest after the death in Minneapolis at the hands of police Floyd. In the Internet appeared the video, according to which the police put the handcuffs Floyd, knocked him down and piled on top of him, the three of us, and one of them stepped on his knee on the neck. Floyd on video several times says that he can not breathe, then fades. He died in intensive care. After the riots, fired four police officers and one of them was accused of murder.