Trump Seems Likely To Use Law And Order As A Wedge Issue After George Floyd's Killing

Through days of unrest, dozens of American cities — from Minneapolis to Atlanta, from New York to Grand Rapids, Mich. — have been wracked by violent protests.

Racial wounds have been ripped open following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in police custody in Minneapolis. The chaotic demonstrations and looting across the country have been blamed on outsiders of various political stripes, particularly "radical-left" groups like Antifa, which is short for "anti-fascist."

But the country is at an especially explosive moment, coming in the midst of a pandemic that's already killed more than 100,000 and an economic crisis with more than 40 million Americans unemployed — and in an election year no less.

There's no telling how this plays out politically in November, with the election now five months, after all, the coronavirus was just a "pneumonia of unknown cause."