Movement to defund police gains ‘unprecedented’ support across USTrump’s Bible photo op splits white evangelical loyalists into two campsNew York police take seconds to restore reputation for brutalityMattis condemns Trump’s handling of protestsSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.49pm BST New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has apologized for his lack of “compassion or empathy” after he said he disagrees with athletes protesting against racism during the national anthem.Brees registered his opposition to the non-violent protest movement launched by Colin Kaepernick during the 2016 NFL season in an interview with Yahoo Finance published on Wednesday.I would like to apologize to my friends, teammates, the City of New Orleans, the black community, NFL community and anyone I hurt with my comments yesterday. In speaking with some of you, it breaks my heart to know… https://t.co/Jg36d0Ad0l Related: Brees sorry after LeBron James leads backlash to QB’s criticism of anthem protests 2.35pm BST This is Joan Greve, taking over for Joanna Walters.Reverend Al Sharpton offered a hopeful message this morning, after days of protests in response to the killing of George Floyd while in police cusotdy.“I am more hopeful than ever that we are on the brink of real change…I can see the sun beginning to rise on a new day of policing”- speaking on how hopeful I am as I prepare to deliver the eulogy today for #GeorgeFloyd’s memorial service. #MorningJoe pic.twitter.com/LBUlzVThx3 Continue reading…
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PIERS MORGAN: A phone call I received from a fired-up Trump should be a warning to Democrats
President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…