"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.

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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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