![]() ![]() On May 31, President Trump tweeted that he intended to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. officials fingered-without evidence-Antifa as the main culprits. ![]() In other cities-from Raleigh, North Carolina, to San Francisco, California-a small minority of individuals burned cars, attacked police officers, and looted businesses. Others ransacked a nearby Nike store after shattering windows and walking off with armloads of athletic shirts, jeans, jackets, and sweatpants. In New York City, for example, looters tore off the plywood that covered Macy’s iconic store in Herald Square on 34th Street, smashed windows, and stole whatever items they could grab before police chased them away. While the vast majority of protesters were peaceful, some violence and pillaging occurred. In response to the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American who died after his neck was pinned under a police officer’s knee for nearly nine minutes in May 2020, protests erupted in over 140 U.S. ![]()
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