memeorandum: Trump briefly taken to underground bunker during Friday's White House protests (CNN)

10:50 PM ET, May 31, 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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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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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.

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, KTVZ-TV and Raw Story

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.

Discussion: Breitbart, New York Times and POLITICUSUSA

Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:

Trump Is Terrified of Protest — Presidents live within a protective cocoon built and continually fortified for one purpose: keeping them alive. But inside the White House compound these days, Donald Trump seems rattled by what's transpiring outside the windows of his historic residence.

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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.

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

Discussion: Breitbart, The Guardian and MSNBC

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

Discussion: The National Interest

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.

Discussion: Slate and Daily News

Associated Press:

The Latest: Tanker drives into crowd; no apparent injuries — The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: — ___ — MINNEAPOLIS — Officials in Minnesota say no protesters appear …

Discussion: Washington Post, Axios, The Hill and Talking Points Memo

Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump and the spectre of a race-based US election

Discussion: Washington Post and Reuters

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

Discussion: The Hill

Associated Press:
Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests

Discussion: WGN-TV

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

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Anna Wintour / Vogue:
Joe Biden Should Choose a Woman of Color to Be His Vice President—and He Should Do It Now

Discussion: The Hill

Washington Post:
More cities impose curfews as police become increasingly aggressive

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Associated Press:
'We're sick of it': Anger over police killings shatters US

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ABC News:
George Floyd protest updates: Police arrest almost 1,700 people across 22 cities in 3 days

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Amanda Watts / CNN:
George Floyd's brother says Trump 'didn't give me an opportunity to even speak' during phone call

Discussion: KTVZ-TV and The Root

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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U.S. Department of Justice:

Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on Riots and Domestic Terrorism — Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement: — “With the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful and legitimate protests have been hijacked by violent radical elements.

Discussion: Axios, Twitchy, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart

Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump says he's naming antifa a ‘Terrorist Organization.’ Can he do that?

Discussion: Axios, CNN, Raw Story, Vox and The Daily Caller

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 …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit

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 …

Discussion: Breitbart and Instapundit

Chalkbeat: ‘Moments like now are why we teach’: Educators tackle tough conversations about race and violence — this time virtually

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 …

Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:

Florida's Seen a ‘Statistically Significant’ Uptick in Pneumonia Deaths. The CDC Says It's Likely COVID. — There's a conspiracy theory brewing on the left that Gov. DeSantis is cooking the books. Instead, it's very likely due to lack of testing. — Since the beginning of this year …

Discussion: Raw Story

Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Will the Protests Spark a Second COVID-19 Outbreak?

Discussion: Associated Press, Daily News, New York Magazine and KTLA

Harry Enten / CNN:

Warren as Biden's running mate makes no electoral sense — (CNN)Poll of the week: A new national Ipsos/Reuters poll finds former Vice President Joe Biden with a 45% to 39% lead over President Donald Trump. — Biden's lead is confirmed by an ABC News/Washington Post poll out Sunday morning putting Biden …

Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden's in one of the best positions for any challenger since scientific polling began

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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.

Washington Post:

Protests pose a challenge for Biden: Appealing to older and younger black voters — Former vice president Joe Biden views himself as so connected to the African American experience that on a debate stage in Atlanta six months ago he declared: “I come out of the black community.”

Discussion: Associated Press, Politico and NPR

Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Black Americans Have a Message for Democrats: Not Being Trump Is Not Enough

Discussion: Mother Jones

Matthew Dessem / Slate:

Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide — Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch. Yelling “light em up” #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeForGeorge #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/bW48imyt55 — Tanya Kerssen (@tkerssen) May 31, 2020

Discussion: Wired, The Verge, New York Times, Politico, The Nation, MintPress News, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Daily Kos and Twitchy

USA Today:

Police act like laws don't apply to them because of ‘qualified immunity.’ They're right. — On May 25, Minneapolis police killed George Floyd. While two officers pinned the handcuffed Floyd on a city street, another fended off would-be intervenors as a fourth knelt on Floyd's neck until — and well after — he lost consciousness.

Discussion: The Atlantic