related to the death of continued across the nation. During a riot in Washington, D.C. near the White House, rioters reportedly partly set fire to at , which suffered damage. The next day, with protests ongoing, President Trump delivered a speech declaring himself the "president of ." Afterwards he walked to the church. Before doing so, law enforcement cleared reportedly peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square using . Trump walked and upon reaching the Church held up a Bible for a . He received criticism for the move. Protests escalated later in June with the police in Atlanta. Charges were promptly filed against the officers involved. Atlanta's Democratic mayor 's handling of the incident raised her vice presidential prospects. With the issue of race at the forefront of the campaign, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota withdrew her name from consideration to be Biden's running mate. She endorsed the selection of a "woman of color." At the time, Bottoms, former , Congresswoman , New Mexico , and Senators  and Elizabeth Warren were said to be finalists for the . Also as a result of the protests, the slogan "" became popular among supporters of Black Lives Matter. The Minneapolis voted to disband its police force. And in some cities, most notably in Seattle, protesters set up police-free autonomous zones. CHAZ () or CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protests) as it was later known, formed in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The Trump campaign connected the "defund" slogan and lawlessness to Biden. In addition, rioters started to tear down and vandalize public statues. They vandalized, toppled, and/or destroyed statues of figures associated with the , and statues of , US presidents and , and abolitionist . Law enforcement halted attempts to take down an equestrial statue of US President in Lafayette Square. Ahead of a planned attempt to take down the featuring US President in , Trump vowed to issue an executive order regarding those caught desecrating federal statues. Trump railed against the rioters during his first campaign rally since the  fully engaged the United States, on June 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The rally did not require , which led to criticism over concerns about spreading coronavirus. Attendance was underwhelming with empty seats visible. Trump created controversy during the rally with a statement about coronavirus testing resulting in an uptick in the number of infections counted. Although the rate of deaths from coronavirus decreased, infections increased in certain states, resulting in a slowdown in reopening. Due to the pandemic, the planned moved from to Jacksonville. The Democratic Party planned to hold its largely online. Rocky De La Fuente On June 23, Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton released a book, , critical of Trump. The administration sued to stop publication, claiming the book had not yet been fully checked for classified information. A judge agreed the book may have contained classified materials but ruled that "the damage is done" with advanced copies made available to the media. Notably, in the book, Bolton claims Trump asked Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping for help in the 2020 election, which Trump denied. Trump said Bolton broke the law and "likes dropping bombs on people, and killing them." Democrats expressed dissatisfaction with Bolton over his unwillingness to testify at the  proceedings. In interviews promoting the book, Bolton said he would not vote for Trump or Biden but planned to write-in an alternate candidate instead. In alternate party news, businessman Rocky De La Fuente, already the presidential nominee of the , was named the presidential nominee of both the Reform Party and the of Michigan. The parties nominated his running mate, historian Darcy Richardson, for vice president. The newly created Life and Liberty Party, a -leaning party, held its first national convention and nominated a ticket of activist J. R. Myers for president and professor Tiara Lusk for vice president.In the Green Party, union leader and party co-founder attained the number of delegates required to secure the Green Party presidential nomination ahead of the party's in July.
related to the death of continued across the nation. During a riot in Washington, D.C. near the White House, rioters reportedly partly set fire to at , which suffered damage. The next day, with protests ongoing, President Trump delivered a speech declaring himself the "president of ." Afterwards he walked to the church. Before doing so, law enforcement cleared reportedly peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square using . Trump walked and upon reaching the Church held up a Bible for a . He received criticism for the move. Protests escalated later in June with the police in Atlanta. Charges were promptly filed against the officers involved. Atlanta's Democratic mayor 's handling of the incident raised her vice presidential prospects. With the issue of race at the forefront of the campaign, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota withdrew her name from consideration to be Biden's running mate. She endorsed the selection of a "woman of color." At the time, Bottoms, former , Congresswoman , New Mexico , and Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren were said to be finalists for the . Also as a result of the protests, the slogan "" became popular among supporters of Black Lives Matter. The Minneapolis voted to disband its police force. And in some cities, most notably in Seattle, protesters set up police-free autonomous zones. CHAZ () or CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protests) as it was later known, formed in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The Trump campaign connected the "defund" slogan and lawlessness to Biden. In addition, rioters started to tear down and vandalize public statues. They vandalized, toppled, and/or destroyed statues of figures associated with the , and statues of , US presidents and , and abolitionist . Law enforcement halted attempts to take down an equestrial statue of US President in Lafayette Square. Ahead of a planned attempt to take down the featuring US President in , Trump vowed to issue an executive order regarding those caught desecrating federal statues. Trump railed against the rioters during his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic fully engaged the United States, on June 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The rally did not require , which led to criticism over concerns about spreading coronavirus. Attendance was underwhelming with empty seats visible. Trump created controversy during the rally with a statement about coronavirus testing resulting in an uptick in the number of infections counted. Although the rate of deaths from coronavirus decreased, infections increased in certain states, resulting in a slowdown in reopening. Due to the pandemic, the planned moved from to Jacksonville. The Democratic Party planned to hold its largely online. Rocky De La Fuente On June 23, Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton released a book, , critical of Trump. The administration sued to stop publication, claiming the book had not yet been fully checked for classified information. A judge agreed the book may have contained classified materials but ruled that "the damage is done" with advanced copies made available to the media. Notably, in the book, Bolton claims Trump asked Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping for help in the 2020 election, which Trump denied. Trump said Bolton broke the law and "likes dropping bombs on people, and killing them." Democrats expressed dissatisfaction with Bolton over his unwillingness to testify at the Trump impeachment proceedings. In interviews promoting the book, Bolton said he would not vote for Trump or Biden but planned to write-in an alternate candidate instead. In alternate party news, businessman Rocky De La Fuente, already the presidential nominee of the , was named the presidential nominee of both the Reform Party and the of Michigan. The parties nominated his running mate, historian Darcy Richardson, for vice president. The newly created Life and Liberty Party, a -leaning party, held its first national convention and nominated a ticket of activist J. R. Myers for president and professor Tiara Lusk for vice president.In the Green Party, union leader and party co-founder attained the number of delegates required to secure the Green Party presidential nomination ahead of the party's in July.
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Kamala Harris
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Trump impeachment