George Floyd protests: Pentagon confirms active duty troops ready for deployment if violence escalates June 3, 2020 By Verity Bowman Source: George Floyd protests: Pentagon confirms active duty troops ready for deployment if violence escalates Category: topics:places/usa, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:things/racism, topics:organisations/black-lives-matter, topics:people/george-floyd, topics:people/donald-trump, storytype:standard Updated: June 3, 2020 at 10:27 am ◀ Travel updates: Britons ‘most welcome’ in Portugal, and Italy reopens its borders Iranian professor jailed in U.S. returns home: report ▶