"There are 17,000 members of the National Guard in 24 American states," White House spokeswoman Kylie McKinney announced at a press conference on Monday.
She said that US President Donald Trump "requested the formation of a command center from the ministers of justice and defense and the chief of staff to discuss the crisis," pointing to "growing evidence of the involvement of (Anteeva) in the violence."
She stated that "the National Guard is present to reduce the escalation in the street," noting that "stopping the riots is the responsibility of state governors, but they failed to do so."
At the press conference, the White House showed videos of incitement to sabotage during the demonstrations
He stressed that "looting cannot be continued in American cities."
Nighttime curfew
In a development, New York Mayor Bill de Palacio announced a night curfew in the city from Monday due to the riots.
"I spoke with Governor (New York State) Andrew Como and for the safety of all we decided to impose a curfew in New York City this evening, which will come into effect at 11 pm and be lifted at five in the morning," he said, following the example of about forty other American cities .
Earlier, US President Trump criticized the rulers of American states on Monday, calling them "weak", calling for harsh campaigns against saboteurs in the wake of another night of violent protests in dozens of American cities, while a White House spokeswoman announced the deployment of 17,000 members of the National Guard in 24 American state, noting that the National Guard is present to reduce escalation in the street.
Trump spoke through the video with referees, national security and law enforcement officials. Trump told the rulers that "they should get much harder" amid protests in the United States and criticism of their responses.
Trump told the rulers: "Most of you are weak. You have to arrest people."
The President urged the rulers to deploy the National Guard, who was credited with helping to calm the situation Sunday evening in Minneapolis. He called for similar crackdowns in cities that have also been spurred by violence, such as New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
"You have to arrest people, you have to track people, and you have to put them in prison for 10 years, and you will never see these things again ... We are doing this in Washington, DC, we will do something that people have not seen before," Trump said.
Trump told the rulers that they are making themselves "look like fools" because no more National Guard has been called in to show off force in the city's streets.
For his part, Justice Minister Bill Barr, who participated in the conversation Monday, told the rulers that they should "control the streets" and control, and not be in a reaction to the crowds. He also urged them to "chase down rioters".
Introduce a curfew in Washington
For his part, the mayor of Washington, DC, announced that the curfew had been announced for 4 hours to prevent riots. The curfew began at 7 pm and continued until 6 am.
Police had fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse demonstrators outside the White House late Sunday, with violent clashes erupting in the US capital during the sixth night of demonstrations across the country.
Tear gas was used to disperse crowds of people who had gathered outside the White House chanting, setting fire and carrying protest placards.
A curfew was imposed on Sunday in Washington, after new demonstrations broke out near the White House, capital city mayor Muriel Bauser announced. Bowser wrote on Twitter that he ordered the deployment of the National Guard in the city to support the police.
The day before, Washington, like other cities in the country, was the scene of tensions and anger.
The death of George Floyd in Minnesota was the cause of violent protests that forced National Guard forces to patrol several American cities Sunday.
Floyd, a black man who was handcuffed, died after he ignored a white policeman arrested by shouts of passersby to leave him while Floyd yelled that he couldn't breathe.
His death, photographed by passers-by, sparked days of protests in Minneapolis that spread to other cities throughout the country.
The policeman who pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck, Derek Chauvin, was charged with a third degree murder and manslaughter while he was being held in state prison.
The other three policemen who were on the site the day after the incident were also sacked, but they were not charged.
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