Trump: Determined 'justice be served' for Floyd

US President Donald Trump offered his condolences on Friday to family of George Floyd and said he h asked Department of Justice to expedite investigation into Floyd's death.

Floyd, a black Minnesota man, died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes during an arrest. officer was charged Friday with murder and manslaughter.

Speaking during a White House event with industry executives, Trump called Floyd's death "a terrible thing" and said it "should never be allowed to happen."

"We are determined that justice be served," Trump said.

president said he spoke with Floyd's family, calling m "terrific people," and said he hopes "everything can be fairly taken care of."

"I understand hurt, I understand pain," Trump said.

Still, he called on protesters to demonstrate peacefully. "We can't allow a situation like happened in Minneapolis to descend furr into lawless anarchy and chaos," Trump said.

Earlier Friday, Trump threatened in a tweet to send in National Guard to quell protesters, saying, "when looting starts, shooting starts."

Twitter hid tweet, saying that particular line violates its policies "regarding glorification of violence based on historical context" and "could inspire similar actions today."