"It's like the beginning of a civil war"

George Floyd protest spread nationwide, as Donald Trump declared himself 'a president of law and order'. Journalist Chiara Basso reports from New York.

Un'immagine delle proteste davanti alla Casa Bianca Source: EPA

Protests erupted for a seventh day across the USA over the death of the 46-year old unarmed black man, at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Donald Trump says he will deploy the US military against protesters across the country Source: Getty Images North America

L'ex Presidente statunitense Barack Obama ha condiviso sul suo profilo la foto di questo murale realizzato a Minneapolis in memoria di George Floyd Source: www.facebook.com/barackobama/

Protesters face off with New York City Police during a demonstration about the arrest of George Floyd Source: EPA

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