American cities were a tinder box - the death of George Floyd the spark to set them alight.
President Trump, the man who should be Consoler-in-Chief, showed up with a can of petrol.
Mr Floyd's death came weeks into the lockdown for a pandemic which has killed more than 100,000 Americans and put 40 million out of work.
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A demonstrator holding a US flag kneels in front of the police at the Anaheim City Hall in Anaheim, California, during a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. AFP -
President Donald Trump walks between lines of riot police in Lafayette Park across the White House in Washington after visiting St John's Church for a photo opportunity during the ongoing protests over racial inequality in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police. Reuters -
Officers with the New York Police Department render aide to a detained suspected looter in Manhattan during protests over the Minnesota arrest of George Floyd, who later died in police custody, in New York City. EPA -
US Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden poses for a picture with pastor of the Bethel AME Church, Rev Dr Silvester S. Beaman and attendees during a visit to the Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Delaware, US. Reuters -
Activists hold placards in the middle of Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California over the death of George Floyd. AFP -
Protesters rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd on the Vine Expressway, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reuters -
National Guard members assist the Philadelphia Police Department in controlling the area near City Hall and the Municipal Services Building during a march by protesters against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reuters -
Protesters march against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reuters -
A demonstrator holds her hands up while she kneels in front of the Police at the Anaheim City Hall in Anaheim, California, during a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. AFP -
Protesters perform a mass 'die-in' in front of the Ohio Statehouse at the exact time George Floyd died on May 25 in Minneapolis police custody in Columbus, Ohio. Getty Images -
Protesters perform a mass 'die-in' in front of the Ohio Statehouse at the exact time George Floyd died on May 25 in Minneapolis police custody in Columbus, Ohio. Getty -
People being chased by police run past pedestrians near Union Square, in New York. AP Photo -
Members of the Guardian Angels, a volunteer organisation of unarmed citizens which began in the late 1970s, stand guard near looted stores during a night of protests and vandalism over the death of George Floyd, in New York City. Getty -
Natasha Robinson passes her one-year-old son Azrael Hammick up to Master Sgt Acie Matthews Jr. during a protest at the at the Minnesota state Capitol in St Paul, during protests over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by Minneapolis police. AP -
Protesters march through central Sacramento, California. in memory of George Floyd. AP Photo -
Protesters hold their hands up and try to steady themselves as a military helicopter flies low pushing a strong vertical down wash of air on to the crowd during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. AFP
