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Headline Roundup June 2nd, 2020

Extremist Group Involvement in Recent Protests, Violence

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The extent to which extremist groups have been involved with rioting and protests following the death of George Floyd is the focus of prominent and sometimes divided media coverage. Some coverage from left-rated outlets gave speculation of alt-right groups and white supremacists inciting violence in otherwise peaceful protests. Conversely, right-rated outlets focused more on seeming involvement by extreme left movements, such as antifa, inciting violence at otherwise peaceful protests. President Donald Trump recently said antifa will be declared a domestic terrorist organization.

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Many Claim Extremists Are Sparking Protest Violence. But Which Extremists?
Many Claim Extremists Are Sparking Protest Violence. But Which Extremists?

New York Times (News)

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Amid the rush to assign blame for the widespread violence and vandalism breaking out in American cities, accusations that extremists or other outside agitators were behind the destruction continued to ricochet online and on the airwaves on Sunday.

Numerous political leaders, starting with President Trump, have leveled accusations at various groups, asserting that some radical agenda is at play in transforming once peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

“We have reason to believe that bad actors continue to infiltrate the rightful protests of George...

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House Homeland Security Committee asks for more information about extremist involvement in protests
House Homeland Security Committee asks for more information about extremist involvement in protests

The Hill

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The House Homeland Security Committee requested in a letter released Monday that administration officials provide more information about alleged extremist involvement in protests over George Floyd’s death.

The Democratic members of the committee addressed the letter, dated for Tuesday, to FBI Director Christopher Wray and acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf.

The committee, led by Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), wrote that it has “serious concerns” about the “Constitutional implications” of officials’ statements that left-wing and right-wing extremists are instigating violence at Floyd protests.

“We also seek to understand the...

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Antifa arrests coming, concerns over riots heading to suburbia, government source says
Antifa arrests coming, concerns over riots heading to suburbia, government source says

Fox News Digital

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Agitators behind the rioting that has paralyzed the country over the past week want to move into more suburban areas, a government intelligence source has told Fox News.

Much of the worry stems from the notion that many in well-armed, suburban, and rural neighborhoods won't hesitate to exercise their Second Amendment rights and elevated anxieties could lead to heavy confrontation.

"Antifa knows this," said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "Local and state authorities have to get a grip on this because if it moves to the...

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