memeorandum: Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged (Associated Press)

8:06 AM ET, June 1, 2020

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As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back — The president spent Sunday out of sight, berating opponents on Twitter, even as some of his campaign advisers were recommending that he deliver a televised address to an anxious nation. — WASHINGTON — Inside the White House, the mood was bristling with tension.

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Associated Press:

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged — WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Trump privately scolded, warned by allies — Over the past couple of days, numerous advisers both inside and outside the White House have urged the president to tone down his violent rhetoric, which many worry could escalate racial tensions and hurt him politically.

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

As cities burned, Trump stayed silent — other than tweeting fuel on the fire — In cities across America on Sunday, people awoke to see shattered glass, charred vehicles, bruised bodies and graffiti-tagged buildings. Demonstrators gathered again in peaceful daytime protest of racial injustice.

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CNN:

Trump briefly taken to underground bunker during Friday's White House protests — (CNN)As protesters gathered outside the White House Friday night in Washington, DC, President Donald Trump was briefly taken to the underground bunker for a period of time, according to a White House official and a law enforcement source.

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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Trump Reportedly Taken To Underground Bunker Amid Friday's Protests Outside White House

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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump envisioned ‘American carnage.’ Now, he's got it.

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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
America is at a low ebb, shaken by multiple blows, and Trump adds to the distress

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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Terrified of Protest

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NBC News:

Minneapolis police rendered 44 people unconscious with neck restraints in five years — Several police experts said that number appears to be unusually high. “By using this tactic, it's a self-fulfilling tragedy,” said one. — Since the beginning of 2015, officers from the Minneapolis Police Department …

NBC News:

In Minneapolis and across America, another night of anger — Part of a park directly across the street from the White House went up in flames and many of America's biggest cities were under curfew orders and the watchful eyes of National Guard troops overnight as police again clashed …

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NBC News:
Trump dismissing advice to tone down rhetoric, address the nation

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Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Minnesota attorney general to take over prosecutions in George Floyd's death

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Wall Street Journal: The Minneapolis Police Chief Promised Change. He Got a Disaster.

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Killed Obama's Police Reforms. Now He's Getting What He Asked For.

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Associated Press:
The Latest: Tanker drives into crowd; no apparent injuries

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Ben Smith / New York Times:

Record Ratings and Record Chaos on Cable News — Cable networks are facing threats, and opportunities, in a national crisis. Now, Fox is fighting back and CNBC is looking to the right. CNN is defined by Jeff Zucker, and he may run for mayor. — Last week, Fox News's anchors competed …

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New York Post:

Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter, Chiara, arrested at Manhattan protest — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter was arrested at a Manhattan protest on Saturday night, law enforcement sources told The Post on Sunday. — Chiara de Blasio, 25, was taken into custody around 10:30 p.m …

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New York Times:
Police Cars Rammed Protesters. Here's What de Blasio's Response Tells Us.

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New York Times:
The Nation's Largest Police Force Is Treating Us as an Enemy

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Jim Acosta / CNN:

Anti-Trump Republican group attacks Trump on race in new ad — Conservative group's ad garners angry Trump tweet — (CNN)The anti-Trump Republican group, The Lincoln Project, is planning to air a new attack ad blasting President Donald Trump's record on race relations in the US.

ABC News:

Hesitancy to resume activities marks reopening challenges: POLL — Nearly 6 in 10 are unready to resume pre-pandemic activities. — With two-thirds of Americans worried about a second wave of the coronavirus, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds nearly 6 in 10 people are unready …

Washington Post: Despite widespread economic toll, most Americans still favor controlling outbreak over restarting …

Danica Kirka / Associated Press:

World alarmed by violence in US; thousands march in London — LONDON (AP) — Nations around the world have watched in horror at the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing.

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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
From Minneapolis to broken streets of Philly, the ‘human capital stock’ has finally had enough

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Associated Press:
Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests

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New York Times:

Facing Protests Over Use of Force, Police Respond With More Force — Videos showed officers using batons, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets on protesters and bystanders. — Demonstrations continued across the United States on Sunday as the nation braced for another grueling night …

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Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Will Protests Set Off a Second Viral Wave?

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Washington Post:
‘The norms have broken down’: Shock as journalists are arrested, injured by police while trying to cover the story

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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:

Black Americans Have a Message for Democrats: Not Being Trump Is Not Enough — Joe Biden wants to heal the soul of the country in this moment of protest and loss, and win the White House. Simply telling people to vote in November may not help with either goal.

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Washington Post:
Protests pose a challenge for Biden: Appealing to older and younger black voters

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New York Daily News:

Pair of Brooklyn lawyers including Ivy League corporate attorney charged in Molotov cocktail attack on NYPD cruiser — Two Brooklyn lawyers, including an Ivy League graduate corporate attorney, are facing federal charges for tossing a Molotov cocktail into an NYPD vehicle early Saturday morning during …

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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:

Trump Plays Macho Man as America Burns — There was a moment on Saturday afternoon when President Trump stood on a rooftop in Florida for what could have been a sorely needed moment of national unity. A made-in-the-U.S.A. spacecraft was about to blast off from Cape Canaveral …

Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:

The lockdown riots — Had officer Chauvin the sense or the pity to take his knee off George Floyd's neck before killing the man, we wouldn't have riots and fires and urban warfare this weekend. But that doesn't make Floyd's killing the sole cause of this unrest.

Mike Cherney / Wall Street Journal:

News Outlets Are Liable for Others' Facebook Comments, Australian Court Rules — Australian court says newspapers, TV stations that post their own articles should be considered publishers of defamatory comments — SYDNEY—Newspapers and television stations that post their own articles …

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New York Times:

Tara Reade's Tumultuous Journey to the 2020 Campaign — To better understand Ms. Reade, who accused Joe Biden of sexual assault, The Times interviewed nearly 100 friends, relatives, co-workers and neighbors, and reviewed court records and her writings. — Last spring, after years of strife …

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