US heads into a new week shaken by police brutality protests
By DW
03 June 2020 |
9:00 am
US cities are bracing for further unrest after being rocked by six days of anti-police brutality protests. President Donald Trump has been criticized for failing to call for unity, instead calling state leaders "weak."
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