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The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 13.3 percent in May, down from a record high in April, indicating the nation’s economy is recovering faster than expected from the coronavirus lockdown.

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Members of the Indiana National Guard holds a position as protests continue in Washington against police brutality and the death of George Floyd on June 3, 2020. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday afternoon that he would prefer not to use military personnel to quell the unrest that has been sparked by the death of George Floyd.

He made the remarks during an interview with Sean Spicer, his former press secretary, on Newsmax TV.

“It depends. I don’t think we will have to,” he said.

The president said he personally would prefer to use the National Guard to respond to the riots instead.

“We have very strong powers to do it. The National Guard is customary and we have a very powerful National Guard over 300,000 men and women, and we can do pretty much whatever we want,” he said.

Trump praised the National Guard for their work in Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis in protecting law and order.

He singled out New York City, where Mayor Bill de Blasio decided not to call in the National Guard. The city has been damaged by widespread rioting. Trump called the situation in the city a “disaster.”

Earlier in the week, Trump had urged city mayors to call in the National Guard to help: “We can help them a lot. They have to ask.”

But he added, “If they don’t get it straightened out soon, I will take care of it.”

Trump’s statement on his preferred response to the rioting nationwide comes after his announcement on Monday that he was dispatching “heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and law enforcement officers” to contain the riots.

The Pentagon moved about 1,600 troops into the Washington area after Trump’s announcement about troop moblization.

The movement was described by Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman as “a prudent planning measure in response to ongoing support to civil authorities operations.”

“Active duty elements are postured on military bases in the National Capitol Region but are not in Washington, D.C. They are on heightened alert status but remain under Title X authority and are not participating in defense support to civil authority operations,” Hoffman said in a statement.

However, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday that he didn’t support deploying the military without first fully utilizing the National Guard to support civil authorities.

Esper said the federal government should not invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 that allows the president to deploy U.S. military and federalized National Guard troops within the United States in some instances.

“I’ve always believed and continue to believe that the National Guard is best suited for performing domestic support to civil authorities in these situations, in support of local law enforcement. I say this not only as secretary of defense, but also as a former soldier and a former member of the National Guard,” he told the reporters.

He insisted that usage of military personnel should be the last resort in “most urgent and dire of situations.”

“We are not in one of those situations now. I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act,” he stated.

The death of Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest last week, has caused national uproar. But the initially peaceful protests, expressing grief and anger over police brutality, have in many cases been marred by looting, violence, and arson.

Protests continued for days in dozens of cities around the nation, including Minneapolis, New York, Atlanta, Detroit, and Louisville, with occasional looting, arson, and vandalism.

According to a Minneapolis Fire Department report (pdf), Floyd was unresponsive and “pulseless” when he was transported into an ambulance by paramedics from the site of his arrest to the hospital.

The police officer who was kneeling on Floyd’s neck, Derek Chauvin, was fired on May 25, along with three other arresting officers.

Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder and the three other officers were charged with aiding and abetting his murder.

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U.S. National Guard soldiers patrol near the 5th police precinct during a demonstration to call for justice for George Floyd, a black man who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 30, 2020. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Demonstrators holding signs demanding their church to reopen, protest during a rally to reopen California and against stay-at-home directives San Diego, California, on May 1, 2020. (Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images)

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• Iran’s IRGC Accidentally Fires Missile Killing 19 During Naval Exercise, More Injured

   

  

• Research and Ingenuity to Fight Pandemic Bolster Investor Confidence

   

  

• Supreme Court Rebuffs Activists, Reinstates Ban on Encouraging Illegal Aliens to Stay in US

   

  

• More Virus Cases Reported in Northern China, Hubei Province

   

  

 

Beijing Likely Deploying Bot Network on Twitter to Spread Pandemic Disinformation, State Department Finds

 

EPIC! Matt Gaetz Tosses Trey Gowdy Under the Bus with Paul Ryan for Blocking GOP Subpoenas of Deep State Operatives (VIDEO)

A ground-based interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on March 25, 2019. (Department of Defense)

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Looming Pandemic Debt Could Accelerate Tough Choices on Military Strategy

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington on June 24, 2019. (Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)

 

Meat Shortage to End Within 10 Days: Agriculture Secretary

 

• Reopening Updates: All 50 States and District of Columbia

  

• CBC’s Article on Epoch Times Draws Storm of Criticism

   

  

• More Than Half of Workers at Tyson Meat Factory Test Positive for CCP Virus

   

  

• Trump Praises American Manufacturing at New Mask Facility in Arizona

   

  

• Federal Judge Requests Probe Into Whether McConnell Pressured Judge to Retire

   

  

• Federal Judge Reinstates New York Democratic Presidential Primary

   

  

• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized: US Supreme Court

   

  

• Small Montana School Among First in US to Reopen Under Phased Plan

   

  

• Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to Help US Manufacturers Move Out of China

  

• Chinese Police Threaten Virus Victim’s Son Over Efforts to Build Memorial

   

  

• Mfume Rejoins House, in Vacant Seat of Late Elijah Cummings

   

  

• Kellyanne Conway Warns Lawmakers Against Treating Fauci Like Kavanaugh

   

  

• Former Agency Head Files Whistleblower Complaint on Response to CCP Virus

   

  

• Intel Chairman Says He’ll Vote for Trump’s DNI Pick

   

  

• House GOP Calls for Release of Russia Investigation Transcripts

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• 1,700 More COVID-19 Linked Deaths Reported in NY Nursing Homes

   

  

• Carrier Prepares to Go Back to Sea After Virus Outbreak

   

  

• Fauci Says Evidence ‘Very Strongly’ Shows Virus Did Not Originate in Wuhan Lab

   

  

• UK Becomes Virus Epicenter of Europe

   

  

• Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to IRS Rule Forcing Taxpayers to Pay Before Appealing

   

  

• Oil Prices Extend Gains on Demand Hopes as Lockdowns Ease

   

  

Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, leaves the federal court in Washington on Sept. 10, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

• White House Coronavirus Task Force Can’t Testify to Congress Without Approval: Memo

   

  

• FDA Issues Updated Standards for Virus Antibody Tests as Fakes Flood Market

   

  

• Michigan Congressman Sues Governor Whitmer Over Emergency Orders That ‘Violate Constitutional Rights’

   

  

• Ohio Advises Employers to Report Staff Who Don’t Return to Work

   

  

• Newsom Approves Reopening of 2 Orange County City Beaches for ‘Active Recreation’

   

  

• Chinese Embassy’s ‘Threats’ Contributed to Sudden Death of Czech Politician, Wife Says

   

  

• Carnival Cruise Line Plans to Sail Again Starting in August

   

  

• California to Let Some Businesses Reopen With Restrictions

   

  

• Without Plea, Allegation Against Flynn Rests on Unseen Evidence

   

  

• Chinese State Media Target Pompeo in Latest Virus Propaganda Campaign

   

  

• Cuomo Says Must Be ‘Smart’ in Reopening, Pitches 4-Phase Plan

   

  

• Speaking in Mandarin, Senior Trump Advisor Calls for Greater Freedom in China

   

  

• Justice Department Sides With Virginia Church in COVID-19 Restriction Dispute

   

  

• How CBC Failed Its Own Journalistic Standards in Its Coverage of The Epoch Times

   

  

• Second Wave of Virus Outbreak Spreads Further in Southern China

   

  

• Trump Says US Intelligence Officials Didn’t Bring Up CCP Virus Until Late January

   

  

• Infographic: Chinese Regime Hoards Global Inventory of Medical Supplies

   

  

• Virginia Could Start Reopening May 15: Northam

   

  

• CIA Watchdog Sitting on Secret House Report Allegedly Critical of Brennan’s Role in Russian Meddling Assessment

   

  

• Trump Administration Pushing to Rip Global Supply Chains From China: Officials

   

  

Chinese paramilitary police wear protective masks as they guard the entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing on May 2, 2020. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

• Pence Says He Should Have Worn Mask While Visiting Mayo Clinic

   

  

• J. Crew Files for Bankruptcy as Preppy Retailer Succumbs to COVID-19 Fallout

   

  

• Trump: New Report Will Reveal True Origins of Virus

   

  

• China Goes on Labor Day Holiday, With Tight Travel Restrictions for Fear of Virus Spreading

   

  

• Nebraska Will Open Voting Sites for Primary Despite Concerns

   

  

• Shots Fired by North Korea ‘Accidental’: Pompeo

   

  

• Beijing’s Aggressive Tactics Amid Pandemic Response Triggers Global Pushback

   

  

• NY Virus Hospitalizations Drop Below 10,000: Governor

   

  

• CCP Virus, Flu, Pneumonia Deaths Fall for 2nd Week, CDC Says

   

  

• Trump: Canceling US Debt Held by China Is ‘Rough Game’

   

  

• Pompeo: ‘Enormous Evidence’ Links CCP Virus to Wuhan Laboratory

   

  

• McDonald’s Changes Policy Amid Meat Shortage Concerns

   

  

• Biden Wins Kansas Primary Conducted With All-Mail Balloting

   

  

• Trump Says He’s ‘Glad to See’ Kim Jong Un Back

   

  

• White House: $175 Billion in Emergency Small Business Loans Given Out in Past Week

   

  

• Tara Reade Says She’s Receiving Online Harassment, Threats Targeting Family

   

  

• ‘Murder Hornets’ From Asia Spotted in US for 1st Time

   

  

• CCP Virus Could Last Until 2022, New Study Warns

   

  

• HHS Proposes Removing Vaccine-Related Shoulder Injury From Federal Compensation Program

  

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• Editorial: To Resist the Chinese Communist Party Virus, Say No to the CCP

  

• Reopenings and Stay-at-Home Extensions: Here’s the Situation With All 50 States

  

• Judge Denies Request to Block California Governor’s Order Closing Beaches in Orange County

   

  

• Trump to Nominate Retired General to Be US Ambassador to Ukraine

   

  

• Fauci Will Not Testify Before House Panel Next Week: White House

   

  

• Trump Signs Order to Protect the US Electricity System: Energy Department

   

  

• Trump Announces He Will Attend Fireworks at Mount Rushmore on July 3

   

  

• Kim Jong Un Makes First Public Appearance in Weeks, North Korea State Media Claims

   

  

• Lawmakers Call on Amazon Chief to Testify Voluntarily or Face ‘Compulsory Process’

   

  

• FDA Allows Emergency Use of Remdesivir to Treat CCP Virus Patients

   

  

• White House: ‘We Take Displeasure With China’s Actions’

   

  

• OAN Asks White House to Intervene in Dispute With Correspondents’ Association

   

  

• Cruz Urges AG Barr to Investigate Officials Who Target Religious Communities Amid Pandemic

   

  

• Michigan Governor Responds to Lockdown Protests: No Health Decisions Based on ‘Political Games’

   

  

• New York Schools Staying Closed Through Spring, Cuomo Says

   

  

• US Senators Propose Bill to Ban Federal Staff from Using Beijing-Backed Tech

   

  

• Trudeau Announces Ban on 1,500 ‘Military-Grade’ Guns

   

  

• A Number of States Easing Lockdowns Friday Amid Pandemic

   

  

• Trump Suggests Tariffs Could Be Used to Punish Beijing for Causing Pandemic

   

  

• GOP Senators Resume Calls for Biden-Burisma Probe to Proceed

   

  

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• China Knew Virus Was Contagious But Kept Silent for Days: Leaked Documents

  

• Reopenings and Stay-at-Home Extensions: Here’s the Situation With All 50 States

  

• Ohio Extends Stay-at-Home Order to May 29 as Reopening Starts

   

  

• Kansas Blocks Some Businesses From May 4 Reopening

   

  

• Grassley Calls on Barr to Intervene in Flynn Case, Criticizes FBI and DOJ

   

  

• Pelosi Says House of Representatives May Return in 2 Weeks

   

  

• NASCAR to Kickstart Races in South Carolina With 7 Races in 11 Days, After 2 Month Hiatus

   

  

• Strzok Scrambled to Keep Flynn Investigation Open When FBI Moved to Close It Jan 2017

   

  

• Trump: Biden Allegations ‘Could Be False,’ Former VP Should Respond

   

  

• Michigan House Doesn’t Extend State of Emergency, Votes to Sue Governor

   

  

• Leading Global Index Provider MSCI Has No Plans to Decouple From China

   

  

• Unfazed by Beijing, US Navy Sends 2nd Warship Through Disputed Islands

   

  

• Biden Reaches Deal to Let Sanders Keep Hundreds of Delegates

   

  

• Trump: The FBI ‘Tormented’ Flynn

   

  

• Chinese Regime Moves Forward With Political Meeting Despite Beijing City on High Alert for Virus Spread

   

  

• Taiwan’s Intelligence Chief: Kim Jong Un Is ‘Sick’

   

  

• Outraged Dems Defend Trial Lawyers, Attack McConnell’s Demand for Medical Worker Liability Shield

   

  

• Trump Says Sweden ‘Paying Heavily’ For Not Imposing Lockdown

   

  

• Ranchers Sue Over New EPA Waterways Rule, Claiming Bureaucratic Overreach

   

  

• Trump, Parscale Deny Reports That President Yelled at Him

   

  

• Russian Prime Minister Says He Has CCP Virus

   

  

Trump Says White House Won’t Extend Social Distancing Guidelines