“…Trump's anger at criticism for sheltering in a bunker during protests outside
the White House spurred him to stage a controversial photo-op outside a church
damaged in the protests [the day before] according to reports. In order for the media moment to
take place [the following] evening, peaceful demonstrators in Lafayette Square were dispersed by police with tear gas, flash grenades, and rubber bullets to clear
the way for [him]…” -Business Insider.
“…Escalating an already
tense situation, Trump, speaking to the press at the White House Rose
Garden, said he would be invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807,
which he says would allow him to deploy troops anywhere across the
nation. It would be the first time the Insurrection Act had been invoked
in more than 200 years.
“Calling himself the ‘president
of law and order,’ Trump declared: ‘We cannot allow the
righteous cries of peaceful protesters to be drowned out by an angry mob… I am
mobilizing all available federal resources, civilian and military, to stop
rioting and looting, to end the destruction… If a city or state refuses to take
the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their
residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the
problem for them… As we speak, I am dispatching thousands and thousands of
heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and law enforcement officers to
stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults, and the wanton destruction of
property. We will end it now.’
“After making his remarks
at the White House Rose Garden, Trump left the White House on foot, walking
across Lafayette Park to St John’s Episcopal church, only a short distance
away. Once at the church Trump posed with a Bible for photographers. It
was, to say the least, surreal” (Patheos).
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