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Donald Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests across US

Trump assured the nation that he is taking actions to stop the violence and restore security and safety in America.

President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House, in Washington
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President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House, in Washington

Agencies Washington
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened that he would deploy the military to quell violent protests against the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd, if the states and cities fail to take necessary actions.
But at the same time, in his address to the nation from Rose Garden of the White House, Trump also said all Americans were "rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death" of Floyd, and asserted that justice will be served.
Considered to be the worst ever civil unrest in the US in decades, the violent protests have engulfed at least 140 cities across America in the

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