Louisville Fires Officer; Trump Aligns With Cops: Protest Wrap
- Speaker at Trump event faults Aunt Jemima image removal
- Wisconsin protesters tear down statue of anti-slavery war hero
Attendees gather ahead of a rally with President Trump in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 20.
Photographer: Go Nakamura/BloombergLouisville police fired one of the officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, saying he “wantonly and blindly” fired 10 shots into her apartment in March, AP reports. Taylor was shot eight times in a no-knock raid in a drugs investigation. The suspect didn’t live at her house and no drugs were found. She died of her injuries, sparking widespread protests.
President Donald Trump aligned himself squarely with law enforcement in a speech to supporters in Arizona on Tuesday, abandoning sympathy for people protesting police brutality or its victims, as he sought to stabilize his re-election campaign. Trump didn’t mention George Floyd’s name in his remarks, and criticized liberals for not protesting homicide rates in major cities. A speaker at his event criticized the planned rebranding of Aunt Jemima breakfast foods.