President Donald Trump has called for the National Guard or U.S. military to crack down on what has called 'hoodlums' Thousands of demonstrators took to a knee in the grass outside the U.S.
Capitol on Tuesday, chanting "silence is violence" and "no justice, no peace," just before a government-imposed curfew as rallies against police brutality swelled in major cities.
The throng at the capitol then stood up and chanted "take a knee" and "who do you protect?" as officers faced them. Evening curfews were ordered in dozens of cities following a week of protests over the death of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.