By Martin Belam
Unofficial figure suggests more than 10,000 people arrested in protests against racism and police brutality; ex-defense secretary James Mattis accuses Trump of dividing US
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11.36am BST
Martin Luther King’s daughter Bernice King has overnight posted criticism of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Bees. He faced a backlash for repeating his claim that he will ‘never agree’ with protests during the national anthem.
Bernice King tweeted a series of images of white people doing the so-called ‘George Floyd challenge’ social media trend, and told him “This is the kneeling Drew should be bothered by.”
This is the kneeling Drew should be bothered by. pic.twitter.com/zwq9W3umDZ
11.18am BST
Hi, welcome to our US politics live blog which, as with most of the last nine days, will no doubt be dominated by the protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.
Here are the key points today so far:
Source: George Floyd killing: reports of over 10,000 arrested as protests enter 10th day – live
Category: George Floyd, US news, World news, US policing, New York, Donald Trump, US politics
