“我是你们维护法律和秩序的总统，也是和平抗议者的盟友。”
当地时间6月1日，美国总统特朗普就非裔美国人乔治·弗洛伊德（George Floyd）之死引发的全国抗议发表讲话。在发表讲话时，特朗普表示和平抗议者正义的声音不能被“暴徒”淹没，一些州和地方政府没能采取行动保护居民。他要求市长和州长必须动用“压倒性的执法力量”直到暴力行为被平息为止。如果某个城市或某个州拒绝采取行动，特朗普称将调遣军队，“迅速解决问题”。"We will end it now," U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Monday as a dramatic escalation of a national crisis entered into the seventh day after the death of an African American, George Floyd in police custody.Calling himself the "law and order" president, Trump said that "domestic terrorism" was to blame for the unrest and the military should be dispatched."Mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled," he added. "If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them."当地时间6月1日，特朗普步行至白宫附近的圣约翰教堂。/图源：路透社在讲话结束之后，特朗普步行至白宫附近的圣约翰教堂。这所小教堂历史悠久，常被称作总统教堂，而教堂的地下部分在5月31日的抗议活动中遭到破坏。当地时间6月1日，白宫外一些抗议者被驱散。 /图源：路透社
据美国媒体报道，警方为了让特朗普能够安全地前往教堂，用催泪瓦斯和橡皮子弹驱散了白宫外的和平抗议者。Shortly after delivering the address, Trump visited St. John’s Church, an Episcopal church located near the White House. A fire was set in the basement of the church on Sunday and it reportedly suffered minor damage. According to several U.S. media outlets, law enforcement officers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a peaceful protest outside the White House so that Trump could visit the church. 当地时间6月1日，特朗普手持《圣经》在圣约翰教堂外拍照。/图源：Getty Image而特朗普在教堂前拿着《圣经》拍照的做法也遭到了圣公会华盛顿教区主教玛丽安·巴德（Mariann Budde）的批评，她认为特朗普是在利用《圣经》和教堂“作秀”。Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop for Washington, D.C., condemned Trump for using the church to have a photo-op. "Everything he has said and done is to enflame violence," said Budde.而针对特朗普称将“调动军队维护各州治安”的言论，纽约州和伊利诺伊州州长表示拒绝。纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫(Andrew Cuomo)在接受CNN采访时回应称“谢谢，但还是不了”。他还发推文表示特朗普是在“将美国军队召集起来压制美国公民”，并讽刺了特朗普的“作秀”行为。“总统将美国军队召集起来压制美国公民。他用军队打压和平抗议活动，接着他就有了在教堂前拍照的机会。这不过是总统的一场电视真人秀。可耻。”
"Thank you but no thank you," said New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo in response to Trump's plan to deploy U.S. military during an interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett.
Cuomo also tweeted: "The president is calling out the American military against American citizens."伊利诺伊州州长杰伊·罗伯特·普利兹克（JB Pritzker）也表示拒绝接受“联邦政府向州政府派兵”。普利兹克称特朗普此举是在“煽风点火”，试图从抗疫不力的失败，以及弗洛伊德受到不公对待引发暴乱的问题上转移注意力，创造新话题。J.B. Pritzker, Illinois State Governor, also rejected Trump’s call to deploy the U.S. military. He accused the president of creating an "incendiary moment" by calling to send in the military. "He wants to change the subject from his failure over coronavirus, a miserable failure. And now seeing a moment when there's unrest because of the injustice that was done to George Floyd that he now wants to create another topic," said Pritzker.当地时间6月1日，明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯市举办的一场弗洛伊德悼念活动。/图源：路透社当地时间6月1日，弗洛依德的独立尸检结果和官方尸检结果先后公布。其中，官方报告由明尼苏达州亨内平县医学检查办公室出具，而独立尸检则是由弗洛伊德家属委托的法医专家进行。两份尸检报告均认为弗洛依德之死属于“他杀”，但对弗洛依德的确切死因认定有所不同。Experts hired by Floyd's family and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner have concluded his death was a homicide, but they differ on what caused it.亨内平县医学检查办公室的报告称，弗洛伊德的死亡原因是“执法人员制服、禁制和压迫颈部并发的心肺骤停”。官方报告还写道，弗洛伊德有芬太尼中毒和最近使用甲基苯丙胺（冰毒）的迹象，同时他本身具有高血压和冠心病。独立尸检报告则认为弗洛依德死于“颈部、背部受压迫，脑部血液不流通导致的机械性窒息”。报告也指出“没有发现导致弗洛伊德死亡的潜在健康原因”。A report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner on Monday said the cause of Floyd’s death is "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression." It also said Floyd had "fentanyl intoxication" and "recent methamphetamine use" along with hypertension and coronary artery disease – all of which were possible contributing factors to his death.The independent autopsy said Floyd died of "asphyxiation from sustained pressure" when his neck and back were compressed by the Minneapolis police officers. It also said Floyd had no underlying health conditions that may have contributed to his death. 当地时间5月31日，一名抗议活动参与者手举“我不能呼吸”的标语。/图源：路透社
据弗洛伊德家属聘请的律师介绍，弗洛伊德的葬礼将于6月9日上午11点在得克萨斯州休斯敦举行。此外，美国拳王弗洛伊德·梅威瑟（Floyd Mayweather） 表示愿意支付葬礼的全部费用，并且已经与弗洛伊德家人进行了沟通。The family's lawyer said Monday that Floyd's funeral will be held June 9 in Houston. American Boxing star Floyd Mayweather has been in touch with Floyd’s family and offered to pay for funeral costs. 弗洛伊德之死引发的反种族歧视示威活动在全美范围内已持续数日。而在一些地方，部分抗议者出现打砸抢烧等行为，引发了暴力冲突和骚乱。
对此，弗洛伊德的家人站出来呼吁民众们要保持理性，不要诉诸暴力。弗洛伊德的弟弟泰伦斯·弗洛伊德（Terrence Floyd）在接受采访时表示：“请将你们的怒意发泄在别处，不要打砸你们的城市......当你做了这些事情（打砸抢）之后，回过头来看还有哪些东西没被破坏，你会发现你毁坏的是你的生活。”还有一些名人也纷纷发声，希望美国民众能以和平方式来解决问题。美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）谴责了抗议活动中发生的种种暴力行为，他认为暴力行为“使无辜人民处于危险之中”。"The small minority of folks who’ve resorted to violence in various forms, whether out of genuine anger or mere opportunism, are putting innocent people at risk."
NBA传奇巨星迈克尔·乔丹（Michael Jordan）发声呼吁：“我们需要继续以和平的方式表达对于不公正的反抗，并要求追究责任。”"We need to continue peaceful expressions against injustice and demand accountability."
美国知名高尔夫球运动员泰格·伍兹（Tiger Woods）也发推文表示，“我们表达诉求，不需要通过毁坏街区的方式。我希望通过建设性的、坦诚的沟通，建立一个更安全、更统一的社会。”"We can make our points without burning the very neighborhoods that we live in. I hope that through constructive, honest conversations we can build a safer, unified society."