As protests continue across the nation after George Floyd's death, President Trump and Joe Biden are a study in contrasts in their responses.TOP STORIESTrump, Biden and the Civil Unrest President Trump is calling for authorities to 'dominate the streets' and saying he would go so far as to send in…
, the clash between Trump and his critics over this singular moment in American history is intensifying.“more interested in serving the passions of his base than the needs of the people,”
likened Trump to Southern segregationists of the 1960s and said Trump was exploiting national divisions for political gain and fanning “the flames of hate.” The Trump campaign accused Biden of making the “crass political calculation that unrest in America is a benefit to his candidacy” and said he had a history of “cozying up to notorious racists in the Senate.”across the street from the White House on Monday evening after police and National Guard units cleared the way by using force against peaceful protesters.
Most Republicans tried to avoid reporters’ questions about Monday’s events, with more than one GOP senator saying, But a handful criticized Trump for allowing force to be used in service of what looked like a self-aggrandizing political stunt.
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