Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his attacks on antiracism protesters, suggesting that a 75-year-old man assaulted by police in Buffalo, New York, was a “provocateur” working for a radical anti-fascist group.
The president’s tweet storm came as mourners gathered in Houston for the funeral of George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis on May 25 led to widespread protests against racism and police brutality in the US.
Mr Trump’s online activity included retweeting a comment from a prominent conservative calling for a boycott of American football — the country’s most popular sport — after the commissioner of the National Football League expressed support for non-violent demonstrators.