一周前，联邦执法部门强行驱逐了和平抗议者，因此成为总统唐纳德·特朗普我可以在白宫附近的一座教堂举行一次拍照活动，一个为了拉近总统和支持种族公正的美国人之间的距离而竖起的围栏被改造成了一个临时的纪念被警察杀害的黑人的纪念碑。
人们看到抗议者在围栏上留下的标语，这些标语阻止他们进入白宫对面的拉斐特公园...更多2020年6月7日，在华盛顿特区
横幅、抗议信息和街头艺术覆盖了围栏，很大程度上阻挡了白宫的视线。
2020年6月7日，在华盛顿特区，一对夫妇在白宫附近的拉斐特广场的栅栏上读着标语，抗议警察的暴行和种族歧视
在戒备森严的白宫内，现在被超过一英里的额外围栏包围着，是一位越来越孤立的总统。
2020年6月7日，华盛顿特区，一名男子带着他的狗走过一个标志，标志上写着明尼阿波利斯的一名警察将膝盖放在乔治·弗洛伊德的脖子上，旁边是白宫附近的围栏。
他对乔治·弗洛伊德之死引起的全国强烈抗议以及派遣现役军人镇压美国街头骚乱的威胁做出了强硬回应，但遭到了军方高层人士和共和党当权派成员的强烈反对。
周一，他准备在白宫会见执法官员，进行圆桌讨论，强化他作为“法律与秩序”总统的形象，因为他拒绝做任何姿态来表明他也在倾听抗议者的呼声。
2020年6月5日，在DC首都华盛顿，唐纳德·特朗普总统在登上海军陆战队一号并离开白宫前走过南草坪。
如同民意调查总统周日宣布，他将从首都撤回国民警卫队，声称“现在一切都在完美的控制之下”不再需要他们，“昨晚出现的抗议者比预期的少得多!”那天，华盛顿街头挤满了成千上万的抗议者。
与此同时，另一个投票结果显示52%的人支持部署军队来处理暴力抗议。
特朗普还嘲笑了第一个参加抗议活动的共和党参议员米特·罗姆尼(Mitt Romney)，他曾是总统的批评者，自今年早些时候犹他州参议员投票弹劾他以来，特朗普一直痛斥他。
罗姆尼周日与数百名福音派基督徒一起游行到白宫，告诉人们华盛顿邮报他站出来帮助“结束暴力和暴行，并确保人们明白黑人的生活很重要”
一天后，特朗普讽刺地在推特上发帖说，“非常真诚，真是个男人。很难相信，有了这种政治才能，他的数字在犹他州会“暴跌”
据报道，罗姆尼在犹他州的支持率最近实际上有所上升，在那里他比特朗普更受欢迎盐湖城论坛报。
科林·鲍威尔是第一位非洲裔美国国务卿，曾在三位共和党总统手下任职，他成为最新的主要当权派人物和前军事领导人，周日对总统进行了猛烈抨击。
“我们有宪法。我们必须遵守宪法。鲍威尔说，他以前也担任过参谋长联席会议主席。
不出所料，特朗普总统在推特上回击称鲍威尔“非常僵硬”，而且“被高估了”
总统对乔治·弗洛伊德之死的最广泛的评论是在上周六航天飞机发射之后。在此后的日子里，这位平时健谈的总统基本上避免回答媒体的提问，并拒绝了要求他发表全国演讲的呼吁。
2020年6月7日，华盛顿特区，示威期间，在白宫外的第16街上，一个由抗议者画的写着“解散警察”的标志被放在一个“黑色生命很重要”的标志旁边
他没有试图同情抗议者，而是试图通过愤怒的推文来强调暴力和破坏的例子，这些推文抨击“纵火犯、抢劫者、罪犯和无政府主义者”
博士本·卡森总统的住房和城市发展部长，也是他的政府中级别最高的非洲裔美国人，在周日暗示总统仍然有时间表现出更多的同情。
“我相信本周你会听到总统关于这个话题的一些细节，”她说。
卡森在一份声明中说:“我想请你在那之后再做判断。”美国有线电视新闻网“国情咨文”访谈周日，当被问及总统转发攻击弗洛伊德性格的帖子时。
Trump fenced in literally, politically after massive protests, stinging rebukes
One week after federal law enforcement forcibly pushed back peaceful protesters so PresidentDonald Trumpcould hold a photo op at a church near the White House, a fence erected to put greater distance between the president and Americans demonstrating in support of racial justice was transformed into a makeshift memorial for black people killed by police officers.
People read signs left by protestors on the fence erected preventing them from getting into Lafayette Park across the street from the White House during protests over the death of George Floyd, June...more
Banners, messages of protest, and street art cover the fence, largely obstructing the view of the White House beyond.
A couple reads signs hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism, June 7, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Inside the heavily-fortified White House, now surrounded by more than a mile of extra fencing, is an increasingly isolated president.
A man walks his dog past a sign marking the time a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on George Floyd's neck, along a fence erected near the White House in Washington, D.C., June 7, 2020.
His heavy-handed response to the national outcry over the death of George Floyd and his threat to send active-duty military to quell unrest on American streets has been met with backlash from top military figures and members of the Republican establishment.
On Monday, he prepared to meet with law enforcement officers at the White House for a roundtable discussion, hardening his image as “law and order” president, as he has resisted making a gesture to demonstrate that he is also listening to the cries of the protesters.
President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn before boarding Marine One and departing the White House June 05, 2020, in Washington, DC.
Aspollsshowed Americans by and large disapproved of his handling of the protests and race relations more broadly, the president announced Sunday that he was withdrawing the National Guard from the nation’s capital, claiming that they were no longer needed “now that everything is under perfect control” and that “far fewer protesters showed up last night than anticipated!” on the day that D.C. streets were filled with tens of thousands of protesters.
At the same time, anotherpoll findingshowed 52% favored deploying the military to deal with violent protests.
Trump also mocked the first Republican senator to take part in the protests, Mitt Romney, an erstwhile critic of the president whom Trump has lambasted ever since the Utah senator voted to impeach him earlier this year.
Romney on Sunday marched to the White House with hundreds of evangelical Christians, tellingThe Washington Posthe came out to help "end violence and brutality, and to make sure people understand that black lives matter."
A day later, Trump sarcastically tweeted, "Tremendous sincerity, what a guy. Hard to believe, with this kind of political talent, his numbers would 'tank' so badly in Utah!"
Romney's approval rating among Utahns has actually recently risen, and he is more popular than Trump there, according to theSalt Lake Tribune.
Colin Powell, the first African-American secretary of state, and who served under three Republican presidents, became the latest major establishment figure and former military leader to blast the president on Sunday.
"We have a Constitution. And we have to follow that Constitution. And the president has drifted away from it," said Powell, who also previously served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
President Trump predictably fired back on Twitter to label Powell a "real stiff" and "highly overrated."
The president’s most extensive remarks on the death of George Floyd came last Saturday following the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 shuttle launch. In the days since, the usually chatty president has largely avoided answering questions from the media and has resisted calls for him to deliver a national address.
A sign painted by protesters reading "Defund the Police" is seen next to a "Black Lives Matter" sign painted on 16th Street just outside the White House, during demonstrations, June 7, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
He has made no effort to empathize with the protesters and has instead sought to emphasize the instances of violence and destruction with angry tweets blasting “arsonists, looters, criminals, and anarchists.”
Dr.Ben Carson, the president’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the highest-ranking African American in his administration, suggested on Sunday that there’s still time still for the president to strike a more empathetic tone.
“I believe you're going to be hearing from the president this week on this topic in some detail," her said.
"And I would ask you maybe to reserve judgment until after that time,” Carson said in aninterview with CNN's "State of the Union"Sunday when asked about the president’s retweet of a post attacking Floyd's character.
