'You can't take jobs to people, you have to take people to jobs.'
Trump also said all Americans were "rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death" of Floyd, and asserted that justice will be served.
The New York Police Department is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken last week by ace Reuters photogs.
States across America are beginning the process of digging their way out of record-breaking snowfall on Monday after Winter Storm Jonas battered the nation's East Coast, wreaking havoc on millions and turning major cities into ghost towns.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Former England soccer captain David Beckham and Major League Soccer will announce on Wednesday that he is exercising his option to become the owner of a team in Miami, sources close to the negotiations said.
Previously unseen photographs of then-US President George W. Bush during 9/11 have been released.
A Sikh-American councilman was called a "terrorist" on Twitter by a Donald Trump supporter.
President-elect Donald Trump has shaken up his White House transition team, appointing Vice President-elect Mike Pence as its head and three of his children as part of the group that would shape the direction of Trump's administration beginning January 2017
Krishnamoorthi, 43, won the Chicago-area US House of Representatives seat, the 8th Congressional District, vacated by Tammy Duckworth who won Illinois's US Senate seat.
Describing America as India's "vital partner", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday embarked on his first visit to the US confident that his five-day trip will mark a "new chapter" in bilateral strategic ties.
For the last 40 years, Modi fasts during Navratras devoted to Ma Amba. He drinks lukewarm water and sometime he eats a fruit a day.
In the face of climate disaster, a new environmental movement by the name of Extinction Rebellion has risen up, and they will make sure you hear their plea -- 'To governments of the world: we declared a climate and ecological emergency. You did not do enough. To everybody else: rebel' The environmental group, which was founded in the United Kingdom, has planned a large coordinated movement -- called International Rebellion -- in more than 60 global cities. Demonstrators blocked roads and bridges leading to the Palace of Westminster in central London. They staged a "die-in" in Wellington, New Zealand. They obstructed a major roundabout in Berlin and splattered fake blood on Wall Street's "Charging Bull" sculpture. Here are some of the most powerful images from the movement.
'Competition makes us better. I lose a little bit of sleep because I have competition.'
Retired English soccer star David Beckham toured potential stadium sites in Miami on Wednesday, signalling he is forging ahead with his interest in owning a new Major League franchise in the United States.
The gates of NRG Stadium will open at 6 am to accommodate and seat 50,000 people by 9 am, after which cultural programme will begin and continue till 10:30 am, and will be broadcast live in Hindi, English and Spanish languages followed by the address of the two leaders.
Bill Gates with an estimated wealth of $86 billion topped the list for the fourth year running.
Finding is part of a survey conducted by Janaagraha Centre for citizenship and democracy
What the Indian economy looks like next January will influence her view on India, not her genetics, notes Shekhar Gupta.
The Eiffel Tower was illuminated Tuesday night in the colours of the Belgian flag in a sign of solidarity with its neighbour following deadly terror attacks.
It is significant that the PM's appeal to invest in India comes at a time when the global economy is facing a difficult phase
'Can he be the statesman that a divided nation needs?' 'Not remotely, but by following his gut, he may yet surprise the scores upon scores of naysayers,' says Vikram Johri.
'We have vindicated Krittika's honour, Indian diplomats' honour, and India's honour in the United States,' her attorney Ravi Batra said, announcing a $225,000 settlement won from New York City.
Meet the US Attorney who took on Donald Trump.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
'If every city had the strongest tools that are currently available only to a few, the world's climate prospects would glow far more brightly.'
Raj Mukherji, a rising young Indian-American political figure who won an election to the New Jersey state legislature, wants to see more people from the community getting involved in the United States government.
Mahendra Raj is a towering figure of 20th century Indian architecture.
A young man was killed in Florida on February 26 because he was black and wore a hoodie. When his killer was acquitted on July 13, Roopa Unnikrishnan's faith in the justice system was shattered, forcing her to look at life through the prism of colour.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 10 images.
Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival.
This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops list of the world's top 25 richest self-made billionaires.
The stakes are high and it is not certain that slow-moving foreign office bureaucracies can measure up to the challenges being thrown up, says Hardeep S Puri.
A life-threatening blizzard which is expected to pound a record 30 inches of snow has hit most part of the US' east coast.
Indian-Americans can make a "significant difference" in helping first ever woman United States presidential candidate Hillary Clinton break the ultimate glass ceiling.
Boston was selected on Thursday as the American candidate city that will bid to host the 2024 Olympics.
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