MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle said Thursday that she stands by the NBC News report that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called President Trump a "moron" and almost resigned. Addressing Trump directly — who tweeted earlier that the story is "Fake News" and sought "No verification from me" — Ruhle hit back on her show:
Sir, we didn't need to verify that he called you a moron, he did it behind your back.— Stephanie Ruhle, MSNBC.
Protesters gather at Hennepin County Government Plaza on Thursday in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Protests in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died shortly after a police encounter in Minneapolis, are ongoing as the nation waits to see if the officers involved will be charged with murder.
The state of play: Minnesota's governor on Thursday activated the state's national guard following violent outbreaks throughout the week.
New Zealand has a single novel coronavirus case after reporting a week of no new infections, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday local time.
By the numbers: Nearly 6 million people have tested positive for COVID-19 and over 2.3 million have recovered from the virus. Over 357,000 people have died globally. The U.S. has reported the most cases in the world with over 1.6 million.
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