The United States is losing the moral high ground when it comes to cracking down on inconvenient protest movements, according to several governments that the U.S.
has accused of anti-democratic behaviour in the past. Officials in Iran, mainland China, Russia, Venezuela, North Korean and the pro-Chinese government in Hong Kong have all called out U.S.
President Donald Trump after he told state governors to “dominate” those protesting the death of George Floyd — something that he has criticized other nations for doing in the past.
Trump has also claimed without evidence that the protests are illegitimate, and described the protesters as “terrorists,” “thugs” and “lowlifes.” The United States’ rivals were eager to point out the systemic