‘Central command center’ to oversee federal response to riots

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Members of President Trump’s Cabinet will be involved in the establishment of a “central command center” to coordinate the national response to the riots that have precipitated out of the protests over the death of George Floyd last week.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters on Monday that Attorney General William Barr and Defense Secretary Mark Esper will be involved in strategizing deployment of “federal assets” to help law enforcement but did not elaborate on the exact details of the deployments.

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