US walks a tightrope under Trump Administration after George Floyd's death

President Donald Trump’s inability to cope with the pandemic has so far led to more than 112,000 deaths, one of the world’s highest per capita mortality rates for Covid-19, with the coronavirus still spreading to areas not previously hit.

A woman wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, reading "black lives matter," to a protest last Sunday near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Picture: AP/Maya Alleruzzo

George Floyd's killing shocked America's conscience writes Elizabeth Drew.

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable discussion with African-American supporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Washington. Picture: AP/Patrick Semansky