US President Trump ordered soldiers and federal police to crackdown on demonstrators in Washington DC, after violence and looting in the US capital.  The use of force outside the White House came minutes before a city curfew was set to begin, in order to clear a path for the president to walk to a landmark church for a photo op. Protesters have gathered for over a week now, calling for justice in the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody in the US city of Minneapolis.

For the very latest, we turn to CGTN’s White House Correspondent Nathan King.

Also joining the panel:

• Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author and political commentator.
• Rafael Bernal is a staff writer with the US political newspaper, The Hill.
• John Burnett is a political commentator and managing director and founder of 1 Empire Group, a consulting firm.

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The independent autopsy confirmed that George Floyd died from ‘asphyxiation from sustained pressure’. Floyd’s brother has been to Minneapolis to pay tribute at his brother’s memorial and called for peaceful protests. pic.twitter.com/73ocFawC2R

— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) June 2, 2020

Protestors are again gathering in #NewYorkprotests after another night of violent looting. CGTN's @SarahWaltonNews
is on the scene.https://t.co/F5mVoZZAWX

— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) June 2, 2020