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Rioters in the process of toppling a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park, which is located next to the White House, were stymied when U.S. Park Police swept in and cleared the area.
“Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Andrew Jackson has got to go!” the unruly protesters chanted, as they pulled on multiple ropes thrown around the heavily vandalized bronze statue.
For a short time, chaos reigned in the street.
BREAKING from Lafayette Square in front of The White House pic.twitter.com/jkRBdfUMRu
— Richie🎥McG🍿 (@RichieMcGinniss) June 23, 2020
The actions of the mob confirms that the unrest now being witnessed has little to do with racial justice and more of an all out assault on America, its heritage, and all that it represents.
Hatred of America clearly trumps concerns over alleged race-driven police brutality.
— Richie🎥McG🍿 (@RichieMcGinniss) June 23, 2020
Aided by other agencies, park police reportedly used teargas to disperse the crowd — the media was far more fixated on the tactics police were forced to employ to disperse the mob than they were on the actions of the mob.
Police pepper spraying protesters in DC right now pic.twitter.com/Kf4fj14E6x
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 23, 2020
Police have arrived at the White House where Rioters are trying to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson ..stop the madness pic.twitter.com/j6Ervcad0j
— Ruthann (@TeaBoots) June 23, 2020
VIDEO: #BlackLivesMatter 🇨🇳 mob attacking the Andrew Jackson statue in #LafayettePark, #Washington DC. Police respond with pepper spray. pic.twitter.com/XLWF8Z2kjk #BeijingBiden 🇨🇳 #BorisJohnson 🇨🇳 #GeorgeSoros 🇨🇳 #Trump 🇺🇸
— Sam Pye (@freddie1999) June 23, 2020
The radical protesters did not go quietly, as there were multiple clashes with police.
Protesters and police actively fighting with each other. Protesters weren’t able to tear down the statue of President Andrew Jackson (police have pushed them back) pic.twitter.com/uXR3FZFjUB
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) June 23, 2020
— Richie🎥McG🍿 (@RichieMcGinniss) June 23, 2020
President Donald Trump took to Twitter late Monday to denounce the “disgraceful vandalism,” and to warn of stiff penalties.
Numerous people arrested in D.C. for the disgraceful vandalism, in Lafayette Park, of the magnificent Statue of Andrew Jackson, in addition to the exterior defacing of St. John’s Church across the street. 10 years in prison under the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act. Beware!
Numerous people arrested in D.C. for the disgraceful vandalism, in Lafayette Park, of the magnificent Statue of Andrew Jackson, in addition to the exterior defacing of St. John’s Church across the street. 10 years in prison under the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act. Beware!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1275379758021390336
Police formed a barricade to keep the mob out of the park.
BREAKING: Metropolitan Police and US Park Police move demonstrators back from Lafayette Square Park.
Two separate protesters tell me the groups want to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue near the White House. @NBCNews @MSNbc @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/topGgjCjJi— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) June 23, 2020
Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt declared that the United States “will not bow to anarchists.”
“Law and order will prevail, and justice will be served,” Bernhardt said, according to Fox News.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ariz., called on the president to deploy federal law enforcement officers to protect landmarks in DC, while taking a shot at hard-left DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.
“It’s about time DC police showed up to stop the mob,” he tweeted, along with the call.
It’s about time DC police showed up to stop the mob. If Muriel Bowser won’t allow the police to do their job, @realDonaldTrump should deploy federal law enforcement to protect this 168-year-old statue and every other landmark in our nation’s capital. https://t.co/J6RUDTEbYh
— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) June 23, 2020
Fox News host Laura Ingraham took to Twitter with her take on what’s happening, to include that the incident was “planned [and] well-funded.”
She tweeted: “Lafayette Square is under the control of the @USParkPolice. It and the Jackson statue are federal property. Thus, the failure to protect it cannot be blamed on the DC Police. Antifa & BLM wants a trophy across from WH. This is all planned & well-funded.”
Lafayette Square is under the control of the @USParkPolice.
It and the Jackson statue are federal property. Thus, the failure to protect it cannot be blamed on the DC Police. Antifa & BLM wants a trophy across from WH. This is all planned & well-funded.— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) June 23, 2020
The “peaceful protesters,” as the liberal media refers to the rioting mob, moved to set up a “Black Autonomous Zone,” near the White House, following the lead of Seattle, where anarchists and far-left revolutionaries have commandeered a six-block area in the city.
The letters “BHAZ” were spray-painted on the columns of St. John’s Church, which was set afire during the previous Black Lives Matter riots.
Antifa defaces St. John's Church in DC with "BHAZ" (Black House Autonomous Zone). pic.twitter.com/65aZRK9itT
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 23, 2020
Looks like another autonomous zone is springing up — this one outside the White House. Protesters are fortifying barricades in what they’re calling “BHAZ” – Black House Autonomous Zone. Wonder how long President Trump will allow this to last on his doorstep. pic.twitter.com/60jK7Qj3iM
— Ebony Bowden (@ebonybowden) June 22, 2020
The madness in the streets continued well into the night.
Fight breaks out in the newly established #BHAZ pic.twitter.com/AZcekI9cks
— Vincent Shkreli (@VincentShkreli) June 23, 2020
Expect clashes to continue, as the trouble makers remained in the area, encamped nearby.
The scene along a block’s worth of H Street where protesters are literally pitching tents and not leaving this area near Lafayette Park #dcprotest #dcprotests pic.twitter.com/TBAwUnbywl
— Ken Duffy (@KenDuffyNews) June 23, 2020
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