George Floyd
Where Things Stand: ‘Most Of You Are Weak’
This is your TPM early-afternoon briefing.
The irony.
Speaking to governors and other state officials from the Oval Office just now, President Trump suggested that most of those governors on the call were “weak” and urged state leaders to crack down on violence as protests erupt across the nation following the death of George Floyd last week.
![Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo left, listened as north side community members held a protest and rally at the 4th precinct on Plymouth avenue in response to the shooting death of Thurman Blevins by Minneapolis Police Sunday June 24, 2018 in Minneapolis , MN. ] JERRY HOLT • jerry.holt@startribune.com](https://talkingpointsmemo.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1156780791.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1)
