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Trump's escalating war on media, 4-1/2 months before the election, has
untold sinister implications, as the out-of-control president and a
progressively winnowed coterie of advisers even more dangerous than
Bolton, wades on with deliberation into what they have generated as an
out-of-control repressive situation, with media absent. And even the top
military honchos look on with seeming dismay.
"The move to force members of the White House press corps off White
House grounds ... "in response to the increasingly violent
demonstrations in Lafayette Park" ... is a highly unusual move that did
not immediately come with an explanation. Typically in security
situations at the White House, the press corps is locked down inside the
complex ... Trump declared himself “your President of law and order” as
peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates were dispersed
with gas, flash bangs and rubber bullets ..."
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In a highly unusual decision, the US Secret Service told members of the
White House press corps to immediately leave the White House grounds.
The decision came during an ongoing demonstration across the street in
Lafayette Square, where protestors were trying to bring down a statue of
former President Andrew Jackson that stands in the middle of the park.
The US Secret Service on Monday evening told members of the White House
press corps to immediately leave the White House grounds, a highly
unusual decision that did not immediately come with an explanation.
The decision came during an ongoing demonstration in Lafayette Square,
across the street from the White House where protestors were trying to
bring down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson that stands in
the middle of the park. Those protesters were eventually pushed back out
of the park by police.
Protesters spray painted “BHAZ” on the pillars of St. John’s Episcopal
Church, which sits across the street from Lafayette Square. The acronym
stands for “Black House Autonomous Zone,” an apparent reference to the
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle where protesters have
taken over a six-square-block area of the city and kept out police in
order to set up their own self-governing space.
The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone had been a relatively peaceful protest
until this past weekend. Two men were shot in the zone early Saturday
morning and one of them later died. Police said a “violent crowd”
prevented them from getting to the wounded individuals.
In the nation’s capital, tensions between groups of protesters and law
enforcement outside the White House have been a focal point for the
nation in recent weeks as protests continue to play out over the killing
of George Floyd, a Black man who died while in police custody in
Minneapolis last month.
Last month, Trump was briefly taken to the underground bunker for a
period of time as protesters gathered outside the White House, according
to a White House official and a law enforcement source. The President
was there for a little under an hour before being brought upstairs.
A law enforcement source and another source familiar with the matter
told CNN that first lady Melania Trump and their son, Barron, were also
taken to the bunker.
Following that episode, the White House cautioned staffers who must go
to work to hide their passes until they reach a Secret Service entry
point and to hide them as they leave, according to an email which was
viewed by CNN.
A few days after, Trump declared himself “your President of law and
order” as peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates were
dispersed with gas, flash bangs and rubber bullets, after which he
walked to a nearby church for a photo opportunity.
He remained at the boarded-up building, brandishing a Bible for the
cameras, for only a matter of minutes before returning to the White House.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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