The demonstrators flocked to the streets of the American capital, Washington, to participate in new protests, whose center will be in front of the White House, to condemn the police violence and demand justice for the citizen George Floyd, who was the victim of this violence.
Al-Jazeera correspondent in Washington Fadi Mansour said that the protesters started gathering early in front of the White House, and that marches will start from different points in the American capital, provided that they meet at the Lafayette Park opposite the White House, with the participation of student groups and political movements, such as the "reject fascism" movement.
The protests are expected to peak at 4 pm local time (11 pm Doha time). The reporter indicated that a number of secret police personnel took their positions on the roof of the White House to monitor the situation.
16th Street
Mansour said that the Capital Municipality changed the name of 16th Street, in which protesters gathered in front of the White House to "Black Lives Matter" (the life of blacks is important), which is a main slogan for the demonstrations and a title of the protest movement against police abuse against black citizens in the United States.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issued orders to return the regular forces that were sent to Washington, DC, to face the protests, to their bases immediately.
Pentagon assessment of protests
For his part, US Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said that National Guard (Army reserve) forces will remain on standby for assistance.
McCarthy indicated that the Pentagon has received information from the authorities expecting the participation of between one hundred and two hundred thousand people in rallies today in Washington, DC.
Commenting on a previous incident, the minister said that the military helicopter team, which was hovering at a low level over protesters in the capital, Washington, last Monday, had been suspended from work, pending the results of the ongoing investigation on the incident.
The United States is experiencing political interactions against the backdrop of the tension emerged between President Donald Trump and the military leaders about dealing with the protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police, and the accompanying unrest, violence and looting.
The general challenges the president and
The New Yorker said that she learned from sources in the White House of a verbal argument between President Trump and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Millie.
And the magazine reported that General Millie raised his voice in the face of the President in protest against his request to take the army to the streets of American cities to end the protests, where Milli believes that the army's take to the street is against the law.
The report said that this altercation took place last Monday, when Trump made a controversial visit to the historic St. John's Church near the White House, after security forces removed demonstrators from his path.
In the same context, former US defense ministers and dozens of military officials accused - in a joint message - President Trump of betraying the oath and constitution for his consideration of landing the army to confront the protesters. Among the signatories was former Defense Secretary James Mattis.
On the other hand, Trump called on the governors of states that witnessed violence during the protests to impose hegemony on the street by calling in the National Guard for help.
Trump said that vandalism and looting of shops in New York should not be allowed, criticizing the performance of some state governors, saying, "Given the great successes we have achieved in Minnesota and elsewhere, I suggest to some state governors not to insist on their intransigence, as is the case in New York, where you have seen What is happening, I suggest to them not to insist on their position and the completion of the task, as this will make them in a better situation in the end. "