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Added on the 29/05/2020 11:45:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A handful of supporters of Donald Trump gather outside the Manhattan Criminal Court where the former US president is due to be arraigned in a hush-money payment case. Other protesters unfurl a banner reading "Trump lies all the time." IMAGES
President Donald Trump urges calm and says, in a statement, he opposes any violence among supporters as Congress debates his impeachment for inciting insurrection. IMAGES SCREENSHOT of US President Donald Trump's statement
"The violence we saw yesterday at our nation's Capitol was appalling, reprehensible and antithetical to the American way," says White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, adding, "We condemn it -- the president and this administration -- in the strongest possible terms." SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells Donald Trump that racist violence has no place in society, saying he was "sickened and appalled" by the death of George Floyd during an arrest. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump calls the Federal Reserve "pathetic, slow moving" on Twitter and reiterates his demand that the central bank lower its key lending rate and stimulate the economy. IMAGES ANIMATED TWEET from US President Donald Trump