Steve Mnuchin (C) and Eli Miller (R). Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
Eli Miller, who resigned last Thursday as chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, has agreed to join private equity giant The Blackstone Group to work on public policy, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Miller was Mnuchin's closest adviser, and he is staying within the Trump orbit by joining an investment firm led by Trump adviser Steve Schwarzman.
A protest in Philadelphia on May 31. Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images
Protests continued across the country for the sixth day in a row on Sunday, as demonstrators called for justice in response to the deaths of George Floyd, EMT Breonna Taylor, jogger Ahmaud Arbery and countless other black Americans who have suffered at the hands of racism and police brutality.
What's happening: Protestors in D.C. broke one police barricade outside the White House on Sunday evening after reportedly demonstrating for several hours. The atmosphere was still largely peaceful as of 6pm ET.
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Over the past couple of days, numerous advisers both inside and outside the White House have urged the president to tone down his violent rhetoric, which many worry could escalate racial tensions and hurt him politically.
Behind the scenes: The biggest source of internal concern was Trump's escalatory tweet, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." Some advisers said it could damage him severely with independent voters and suburban women.
President Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Photo: Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images
The White House announced on Sunday that the U.S. has sent 2 million doses of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine to Brazil and that 1,000 ventilators will soon be delivered as well as the South American country becomes the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
The big picture: The situation in Brazil, which has reported over 498,000 cases of COVID-19 and more than 28,000 deaths, is threatening to spiral out of control as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro faces mounting criticism for downplaying the severity of the virus.