Minnesota Riots: Trump Vows Military Support as National Guard Deploys

A National Guardsman stands near the Lake St. Midtown metro station after a night of protests and violence following the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 29, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump promised military support to Minnesota as rioters broke windows and destroyed property in its largest city, culminating with the burning of a police station after officers abandoned it.

Trump said in a statement that he cannot “stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis.”