Donald Trump calls Minneapolis protesters 'thugs' and threatens to shoot looters

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The US president Donald Trump has lashed out at those protesting in Minneapolis over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, calling those involved in a third night of street clashes “thugs”.
Mr Trump said he would not “stand back and watch this happen to a great American City”, adding that he had spoken to Minnesota governor Tim Waltz and told him “the military is with him all the way”.
“Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Mr Trump warned. Twitter later added a message to the post, saying that it "violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence".
Protesters in Minneapolis are calling for criminal charges to be brought against four police officers who were involved in the arrest of 46-year-old George Floyd on Monday night. Mr Floyd died in custody after telling officers “I can’t breathe”, with video of the incident showing one policeman stood over Mr Floyd with his knee in his kneck. All four officers have been dismissed from their posts.
Earlier on Thursday night, cheering protesters torched a police station after it was abandoned by the retreating force, while violent clashes have also spread to the twin city of St Paul.
A police spokesperson confirmed officers had fully evacuated the 3rd Precinct station, the focus of many of the protests, “in the interest of the safety of our personnel” shortly after 10pm.
Mr Trump blamed the clashes on what he called the “total lack of leadership” in the city, criticising “ the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey”.
Mr Frey has joined protesters in calling for a criminal investigation of Mr Floyd’s death, while appealing for calm. He also requested the National Guard on Thursday.
In response, Governor Walz activated the state's troops and declared the situation a "peacetime emergency".
He said looting and vandalism was causing damage to many businesses, including those owned by minorities, and urged protests to remain peaceful.
"George Floyd's death should lead to justice and systemic change, not more death and destruction," he said in a statement.

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