That report also confirmed the use of tear gas by D.C. The Park Police incident commander was reportedly stunned when Barr informed him of Trump's impending visit. Park Police actions found that Park Police cleared Lafayette Square as part of a plan to erect fencing. Ī June 2021 Interior Department Inspector General review of U.S. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, later apologized for his role in the photo op.
Attorney General William Barr, and other federal officials, alleging they violated protesters' constitutional rights. Civil liberties groups filed a federal lawsuit against Trump, U.S. The event was described by The New York Times as "a burst of violence unlike any seen in the shadow of the White House in generations" and possibly one of the defining moments of the Trump presidency. įormer military leaders, current religious leaders, and elected officials from both parties condemned Trump for the event, though some of Trump's fellow Republicans defended the actions. states to quell violent protests by using the National Guard to "dominate the streets", or he would otherwise "deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem". Just before visiting the church, Trump delivered a speech in which he urged the governors of U.S. The clearing of demonstrators from Lafayette Square was widely condemned as excessive and an affront to the First Amendment right to freedom of assembly. Trump held up a Bible and posed for a photo op in front of Ashburton House (the church's parish house), which had been damaged by a fire during protests the night before. On June 1, 2020, amid the George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C., law enforcement officers used tear gas and other riot control tactics to forcefully clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square surrounding streets, creating a path for President Donald Trump and senior administration officials to walk from the White House to St.
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