Fact check: No, Donald Trump church photo op was not the same as Bill Clinton church photo

Posted on AllSides June 10th, 2020
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FACT CHECK

The claim: "It wasn't a big deal when Bill Clinton held up the Bible in front of the same exact church (as Donald Trump)"
President Donald Trump drewwidespreadcriticism after hoisting a Bible for a June 1 photo op in front of a Washington church damaged by protesters.

After a speech in which Trump raised the specter of military deployment to quell protests, police cleared demonstrators so the president could walk across Lafayette Square to St. John’s Church.

The imagery was praised by some Trump supporters in the faith community,...

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