I don& #39;t know what& #39;s happening. None of us do. But on the evidence that& #39;s emerging—haltingly—I& #39;m sure no one would be *surprised* if it turns out that Trump supporters have been at the forefront of some of this violence, the attack on CNN& #39;s HQ particularly. https://www.justsecurity.org/70497/far-right-infiltrators-and-agitators-in-george-floyd-protests-indicators-of-white-supremacists/">https://www.justsecurity.org/70497/far...
PS/ Protests against police brutality haven& #39;t historically featured animus toward journalists, who are usually critical instruments for activists who want to get their message out. On the contrary, the violent fringe of the Trumpist movement hates journalism and CNN specifically.
PS2/ Trump/Barr have made pretty clear that their plan is to ensure that only black people/left-wing activists will be blamed for what& #39;s going on right now, no matter what happens. That creates a massive umbrella under whose darkness Trumpists may feel they can act with impunity.