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Majority of Americans Support Use of National Guard, Military to Help Address Riots

Majority of Americans Support Use of National Guard, Military to Help Address Riots
Police begin to clear demonstrators gathered as they protest near the White House, in Washington on June 1, 2020. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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6/3/2020|Updated: 6/3/2020

A majority of American voters told Morning Consult pollsters that they support the use of the National Guard and the U.S. military to assist law enforcement in addressing protests over George Floyd’s death in police custody, some of which have morphed from peaceful demonstrations into rioting, looting, and violence.

The poll shows that 71 percent of voters are in favor of the deployment of the National Guard to shore up local law enforcement in coping with the riots, many of which started out as peaceful expressions of grief and opposition to police brutality but then devolved into chaos.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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