Park Police Tear-Gas Peaceful Protesters To Clear Way For Trump Church Photo-Op
After U.S. Park Police and National Guard troops pushed demonstrators out of Lafayette Park, President Trump walked from the White House to St.John's Church where he posed for pictures with a Bible.
by Tom Gjelten
Jun 01, 2020
2 minutes
The plaza between St. John's Church and Lafayette Park was full of people nonviolently protesting police brutality late Monday afternoon when U.S. Park Police and National Guard troops, with the use of tear gas, suddenly started pushing them away for no apparent reason.
And then it became clear. President Trump wanted to walk from the White House through the park to the
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