Saturday’s killing of a Minneapolis protester by federal agents is set to compound the political pressure on US President Donald Trump at a time when his domestic and foreign agendas are facing sharper opposition, analysts said.
The shooting “is a crescendo rather than a singular event,” CNN wrote, and accompanies a broader “change in atmosphere,” The Washington Post wrote, as those in Trump’s crosshairs — from Washington to Brussels — take a firmer approach to his aggressive tactics.
“There is this new energy when our allies are rattling the saber back, and that is in turn emboldening folks at home,” a Republican strategist said.
The global press cast the shooting as a crisis for Trump and the country.
“American politics is likely to descend into chaos this year,” a Chinese state outlet wrote.