Dwayne Johnson's powerful message to Trump: 'Where are you when our country is down on its knees?'

Dwayne Johnson is calling on the United States'"compassionate" leader:"Where are you?"

The actor shared a powerful video on Instagram telling Donald Trump the country needs him to stand by them now more than ever and say the words:"Black lives matter." The 48-year-old goes on to say we need to"normalise equality" in order to effect change - and we need leadership to do that. Dwayne Johnson joined many celebrities this week in speaking out as protest action escalates in the US after the murder of George Floyd.

The 46-year-old man died in police custody on 25 May. The police officer who placed his knee on George's neck has since been charged with second-degree murder, while the other three police officers have now been arrested and charged with aiding and abetting unintentional second-degree murder while committing a felony and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, according to

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