Who are supposed to protect them. My prayers go out to the floyd family and other families, a long list of other victims and their loved ones. I stand in solidarity with all those who are protesting and patriotically challenging the status quo. These protests are about more than the pigment of africanamericans at the hands of police. There about the systemic changes or gears. They are now magnified by the coronavirus that we are here to talk about. This racial inequity in healthcare, it has been laid out by this pandemic. Africanamericans, latinos, native americans and other people of color have tested positive, being hospitalized and dying from covid19 at alarming rates. Americans are dying at a rate that is double what would be expected given the population. Latinos have been infected every state. Native americans who represent just 4 of the population in arizona are 21 of the coronavirus deaths. They went under, the recent by this crisis, the national conversation. The Coronavirus I
Magastyle celebration at mt. Rushmore, south dakota, right now. Social distancing not enforced. Very few masks. They are optional. And the backdrop is the virus cases are soaring. 52,000 today. 38 states with increasing case loads. And we are learning eight to Ten Secret Service agents on the pence detail have contracted coronavirus just this week. Thats altered the Vice President s travel schedule. Secret Service Agents also contracting covid during Donald Trumps maga rally in tulsa last month. Something of a theme. This is a big Holiday Weekend. This is the middle of summer. People celebrating, obviously. People want to honor the holiday in many different ways. But, we are being told by experts, be careful about how you congregate. The last big Holiday Weekend was, of course, memorial day. Many states saw cases and another metric, hospitalizations rise over that period. Younger people also engaging in very risky behavior. While people are dying, others are partying. Young adults in l
Where hundreds of marines killed in the First World War are now buried a revered place for u. S. Marines. He writes quote, trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain and because he did not believe important to honor american war dead according to four people goldberg says with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day. Goldberg for the atlantic continues quote, in a conversation with senior Staff Members on the morning of the scheduled visit, trump said why should i go to the cemetery . Its filled with losers. In a separate conversation on the same trip, trump referred to the more than 1800 marines who lost their lives at belleau wood as suckers for getting killed and then the hs secretary and retired general john kelly i mentioned earlier and as i said, general kellys son robert is buried there. Reading from goldbergs account, trump while standing by robert kellys grave turned directly to his father and said i dont get it.
Fell. And then they very violently attacked him. And it was something that were looking at right now, and its under investigation. But i guess he was in very big trouble. He would have been he probably would have been killed. But its under investigation. Donald trumps refusal there to condemn Kyle Rittenhouse who traveled across state lines to a black lives matter demonstration and ended up allegedly killing two protesters puts the president squarely on the side of lawlessness and chaos. But donald trump went even further. Also placing himself in the office of the american presidency on the side of those trump backers who rode in the back of pickup trucks to shoot black lives matter protesters with paint guns. Well, i understand they had large numbers of people that were supporters but that was a peaceful protest. And paint is not and paint is a defensive mechanism. Paint is not bullets. But note to our viewers, all paint is not equal to donald j. Trump. Donald trump threatened to pros
Presence was seen outside the kentucky derby. Activists are protesting the death of Breonna Taylor after Police Killed her during a botched raid on her home. Demonstrators faced off with an armed group of counterprotesters in downtown louisville as tensions continue to run high. In rochester, new york, in the wake of the death of daniel prude, Police Expect another round of demonstrations tonight, the fifth night. A video of his treatment in Police Custody was released this week sparking outrage nationwide. And then today after coming under fire for their use of force against protesters, the citys police chief vowed to do better. We want to make sure that mr. Prudes death changes how we do policing in this city. Moving forward, were dedicated to taking the necessary actions to prevent this from ever happening again. And i understand that there are certain calls that Law Enforcement shouldnt handle alone, and we are looking at ways to reimagine policing surrounding Mental Health. Lets g