An MSNBC journalist attempted to explain that the violence that erupted in Minneapolis on Thursday night was "mostly a protest" despite a building burning right behind him. Ali Velshi was reporting live from the Twin Cities amid the uproar following the death of 46-year-old George Floyd. "For most of the day, today, it looked a lot calmer than yesterday looked," Velshi began after showing his colleague Brian Williams some of the destruction that took place. NBC ALLEGEDLY TELLS REPORTERS NOT TO USE THE WORD 'RIOTS' IN GEORGE FLOYD COVERAGE"I want to be clear on how I characterize this. It is not, generally speaking, unruly but fires have been started and this crowd is relishing that," Velshi told Williams.

Source: Fox News May 29, 2020 05:13 UTC