Controversy Surrounds Trump Church Visit, Dispersal of Protesters
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From the Left
Tear gas, threats for protesters before Trump visits churchIt began with Attorney General Bill Barr standing with his hands casually in his pockets, not wearing a tie, surveying the scene at Lafayette Park across from the White House, where several thousand protesters had gathered for more demonstrations after the police killing of George Floyd.
President Donald Trump had announced he would soon be addressing the nation from the White House Rose Garden, as a 7 p.m. curfew in the city loomed and a mass of law enforcement, including U.S. Secret Service agents, Park Police and National Guardsmen, stood...
From the Left
Officers fire tear gas on peaceful protesters to clear the way for Trump’s photo opPresident Trump gave his first televised statement on the George Floyd protests Monday, emphasizing the need for “law and order” and threatening to send in the US military to violently disperse “mobs” across the country.
Just before he spoke, federal police violently broke up a peaceful protest just outside the White House, tear-gassing a group of about 1,000 demonstrators and then firing rubber bullets at them so Trump could have an uninterrupted photo op at a nearby church damaged in the weekend’s upheaval.
From the Right
Trump Pays Homage To Church Burned In Riots With Bible In HandPresident Donald Trump walked across Pennsylvania Avenue Monday night as the District of Columbia’s 7 p.m. curfew went into effect following brief remarks in the White House Rose Garden.
In his primetime speech to a nation in peril, Trump pledged to bring “law and order” to a nation in anarchy before observing the damage at the historic St. John’s church.
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