10 things you need to know today: June 2, 2020

Trump threatens to use the military to stop looting, autopsies rule George Floyd death a homicide, and more 

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1. Trump threatens to deploy military to quell violence

President Trump warned on Monday that he would dispatch troops to restore order in states that don't stamp out violence that has erupted across the country during protests over police brutality. "We are ending the riots and lawlessness that has spread throughout our country," Trump said in the White House Rose Garden. Earlier, Trump criticized governors as "weak," and told them in a phone call that they should use force to "dominate" protesters outraged about the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in Minneapolis police custody. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) reportedly told Trump his rhetoric was "inflammatory," and was "making it worse." Dozens of cities have imposed curfews after days of peaceful protests and, in some cases, looting and arson.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.