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Hundreds of violent protesters clashed with Secret Service police officers just outside the White House gates on Friday night and while its questionable as to what risk this may have posed to President Donald Trump, as a safety precaution the president was reportedly taken to an underground bunker.
“Nervous for his safety, Secret Service agents abruptly rushed the president to the underground bunker used in the past during terrorist attacks,” The New York Times reported.
Protesters set fires near the White House in Washington, D.C., the smoke mixing with billowing clouds of tear gas as police sought to clear them from the area https://t.co/4LLbkxtgIL pic.twitter.com/Sah9bFfBT1
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 1, 2020
The White House doesn’t comment on security protocols, but an official confirmed with Fox News that for a short time Friday night, Trump did go to the secure area.
“Wasn’t long. But he went,” the official said Sunday.
And while the president’s critics jumped on the news as if Trump ran cowering for cover, note that the Secret Service made the decision, according to the newspaper.
“Trump flees to bunker as protests over George Floyd rage outside White House,” the liberal media blazoned.
Protestors set fires outside of the White House gates, Trump regime hidden inside a bunker. #Anonymous #anonymus pic.twitter.com/EKyvVW9sGj
— ☾ (@imoontext) June 1, 2020
But then, truth was the first casualty in the riots that have ensued since the protests over the death of the Minneapolis man turned ugly. And nowhere has it gotten uglier than in Washington D.C.
The end product when there are restraints on responding to rioting thugs is that you get more rioting thugs.
Exterior lights at the White House were disabled late Sunday, with Fox News noting that this was done so Secret Service could employ night-vision equipment to monitor protesters.
Lights that usually illuminate exterior of the WH have been turned off. pic.twitter.com/mHfUEhT4Xd
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2020
A large number of Secret Service agents were injured in clashes with the violent mob.
Many officers were hurt by rioters throwing bottles and Molotov cocktails in Lafayette Park, across from the presidential residence, Fox News reported.
Just In: Secret Service says at least 60 of their officers and special agents sustained injuries as a result of this weekend's protest outside the White House.
— Mark Meredith (@markpmeredith) May 31, 2020
The death of George Floyd is proving to be the vehicle for anarchists and socialist revolutionaries to take to the street to create mayhem, aided and abetted by a young generation being taught in schools and by the media to hate America.
As seen here, the part about the U.S. “being the best hope for humankind — a deeply flawed but noble democracy — not taught.”
The violence tonight is not about George Floyd.Growing numbers of young Americans have been taught to think of US as an evil empire—a white-supremacist, patriarchal hellscape.The part about the US being the best hope for humankind—a deeply flawed but noble democracy—not taught.
— Christina Sommers (@CHSommers) June 1, 2020
For many, these alleged protests have become sport, a means for entertainment and excitement. And there is also a criminal element looking for opportunity.
Looting was taking place throughout the city as rioters took to setting Washington, D.C. ablaze.
Across the street from the White House, the parish house connected to the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church was set on fire late Sunday.
Protesters in Washington D.C. begin vandalizing the St. John’s church, which was eventually set on fire.
Fire crews responding to the scene now. pic.twitter.com/0M2mLm5Lil
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) June 1, 2020
Antifa is burning down the historic St. John's Church by the White House. It's completely up in flames. pic.twitter.com/VI0A2PAVBV
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 1, 2020
Known as “the church of the presidents,” services began at St. John’s in 1816, and the church touts that every president beginning with James Madison, “until the present,” has attended a service there.
There was little rhyme or reason among those set on destroying, as they attacked the AFL-CIO headquarters — the union is a firm ally of the left.
Breaking: The AFL-CIO building in Washington, D.C., has been set on fire by rioters. The AFL-CIO is the largest federation of unions in the United States. pic.twitter.com/Al1Qr0ACj9
— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) June 1, 2020
The AFL-CIO headquarters a block north of the White House has been ransacked. There’s a fire in the lobby, all the windows are smashed and I can hear sprinklers going off. DC Fire haven’t been able to come anywhere near this area. pic.twitter.com/kpw1Jqgfgt
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) June 1, 2020
Betraying their leftist makeup, the rioters targeted banks, as if financial institutions played a role in Floyd’s death.
There’s been significant damage to storefronts and businesses along I Street near Farragut West, including La Colombe coffee and a Capital Bank branch which was broken into. I’m not sure if anything was taken. pic.twitter.com/Jqm6j71MDs
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) June 1, 2020
Authorities searched for car bombs late Sunday, according to Fox News. The network said it was told groups were positioning cars filled with incendiary materials for future use.
Earlier in the day, an Antifa-looking thug is seen using a hammer to break up curbs, to use the concrete as missiles to throw at police.
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Protestors in DC handed the white dude who was about to provocate the protest to the police.
He has been arrested and taken away. #DCProtests #Riot #BLACK_LIVES_MATTERS pic.twitter.com/mMxvaPaezW
— Safvan Allahverdi (@s_Allahverdi) May 31, 2020
But then, the Antifa cabal is a common sight in just about every American city where there is rioting — fittingly, President Trump announced Sunday that the United States will designate Antifa as a terrorist organization.
#AppleStore in #WashingtonDC is now being looted.#dcprotest #dcriots #WashingtonDCProtest #WashingtonDCRiots #riots2020 #USArevolts #USARIOTS pic.twitter.com/HYgBFYs4eN
— ʙɪɢ ᴡɪʟʟ🍁 (@WillontheRadio) May 31, 2020
The protests are more about the organizing strength of the institutional left than they are about racial justice.
Yet, the same liberal media cabal that bears some responsibility for what is being seen on the streets of America continues to run cover for this element.
THREAD: President Trump says these protests are professionally organized and the result of domestic terrorists and anarchists. Based on my reporting on the ground today, the vast majority of people gathering outside of the White House are everyday Americans demanding change.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 1, 2020
The scenes playing out on the streets of the nation’s capital are disgusting — the time for restraint is over because American citizens are being pulverized by thugs who put no value on human life.
https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1267102614342250496?s=20
To get a feel for the hatred these degenerates have for America, the cowards even attacked the World War Two memorial.
Scum #GeorgeFloydProtests riots defaced the National WWII Memorial in DC. Sickening pic.twitter.com/UZWRO86qS4
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) May 31, 2020
There is no mistaking it, Washington, D.C. is under siege, with the radical left now able to accomplish what they tried and failed to do during Trump’s inauguration.
The city named after George Washington, the first president of the United States and father of the country, though, in post-Obama America it’s no longer politically correct to say that, is being destroyed right before our eyes.
More flag burning at the Washington DC riot. If you had any doubts, this should clear them up… The people out here disrespecting George Floyd by looting and burning our cities truly hate the USA. pic.twitter.com/UcfXaLrLvR
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/SharkNewsWires/status/1267315305421983750?s=20
American flag burnt outside the White House. The protests in Washington DC is disturbing to say the least. The irrational looting and arson across America has resulted in curfews being imposed in many cities. This is no longer about protesting against racist crimes pic.twitter.com/TaTz8win5E
— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) June 1, 2020
Breaking: Aerial footage shows smoke billowing from Washington, D.C., as rioters have started multiple fires near the White House. pic.twitter.com/yV53mFhPbP
— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) June 1, 2020
The National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC has been Vandalized pic.twitter.com/aFQa8WwDqz
— Rob O'Donnell (@odonnell_r) May 31, 2020
#Washington #DC Veterans and Patriots in this area. Our National Monuments are being defaced. Form your teams and secure them. I am also concerned about Arlington. https://t.co/yLsDMMdUIz
— Code of Vets ™ (@codeofvets) June 1, 2020
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