Trump says federal riot aid must be requested; vows forceful protection of federal property
TL;DR
President Trump announced that federal assistance for riots in Democratic-led cities will be offered only if asked, while directing ICE and Border Patrol to protect federal property and respond forcefully to violence.
- Trump vows not to help blue cities with riots, instructs ICE and Border Patrol to protect federal property Fox News
- Trump says federal government won’t step into protests in Democratic-led cities ‘until they ask us for help’ CNN
- Trump news at a glance: president orders homeland security to avoid protests in Democratic-led cities The Guardian
- Trump says DHS won't respond to protests in Democratic-led cities until they 'ask for help' NBC News
- Trump orders federal agents to stay away from protests in Democrat cities Al Jazeera
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