We begin on Friday, May 29th, demonstrations around the nation escalate from peaceful protests to violent riots after the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. President Trump told reporters he spoke with the Floyd family and offered his sympathies. Additionally, he called on the Justice Department to expedite the investigation into Floyd’s death.

In the midst of the protests getting out of hand in Minneapolis, Trump defended his Thursday night tweet that said “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Twitter determined the tweet violated the site’s rules for “glorifying violence” and took it down.