Trump lashes out at governors, calls for National Guard to “dominate” streets

President Trump berated the nation’s governors in a video teleconference call Monday, calling many of them “weak” and demanding tougher crackdowns on the protests that erupted throughout the country following the killing of George Floyd, according to audio of the call.

The latest: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said at a briefing Monday that Trump’s call for law enforcement to “dominate” protesters referred to “dominating the streets” with a robust National Guard presence in order to maintain the peace.

• McEnany said there will be “additional federal assets” deployed across the country and a “central command center in conjunction with state and local governments” that would include Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and Attorney General Bill Barr.
• “For the lawlessness we are seeing, far more needs to be done,” McEnany said. “Governors across the country must act, deploy the National Guard as it’s fit, and protect American communities. Continue reading.