U.S. Park Police Say They Did NOT Fire Tear Gas At White House Protesters, Claim Demonstrators Were

[Right_in_Virginia]

U.S. Park Police Say They Did NOT Fire Tear Gas At White House Protesters, Claim Demonstrators Were Attacking Cops
Daily Wire, Jun 2, 2020


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Speaking to WTOP in Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning, though, the Park Police defended themselves, correcting reports that they fired tear gas into the crowd of protesters and claiming that protests outside the White House had been far from peaceful, with demonstrators hurling bottles and rocks at members of law enforcement and scaling national monuments.

“A source says tear gas was never used — instead smoke canisters were deployed, which don’t have an uncomfortable irritant in them,” WTOP reporter Neil Augenstein claimed on social media.” And, the source says Park Police didn’t know President Trump would be walking across the park several minutes later.”

Augenstein also says his source disputed reports that demonstrators were acting peacefully: “Park Police say the reason the crowd was disbursed with smoke canisters is that at that moment, officers were being pelted with water bottles. Another factor was that protesters had climbed on top of the structure at the north end of Lafayette Square that had been burned the day before.”

The Secret Service, which also took part in crowd control outside of the White House was mum on its tactics, telling Augenstein only that, “for operational security reasons, the U.S. Secret Service does not discuss our protectees or our protective means and methods.” D.C. Police did admit to using tear gas and pepper balls but only “later in the evening” when “protesters had gotten ‘very aggressive’ in Judiciary Square.”


More:  https://www.dailywire.com/news/us-park-police-say-they-did-not-fire-tear-gas-at-white-house-protesters-claim-demonstrators-were-attacking-cops

[Right_in_Virginia]

No matter how hard they try to change the narrative, this image will haunt liberal dreams through eternity.

[catfish1957]

So does this mean we'll get an apology from these lying clergy?   

[mystery-ak]

Police debunk widespread media narrative, say ‘tear gas’ not used to clear Lafayette Park for Trump
June 2, 2020 | Jon Doughert

Reports that claim ‘peaceful demonstrators’ were tear-gassed at a Washington, D.C. park ahead of a visit Monday evening by President Donald Trump suggesting that he directed the action appear to be false.

According to a Twitter thread posted by WTOP reporter Neal Augenstein, “a source says tear gas was never used — instead smoke canisters were deployed, which don’t have an uncomfortable irritant in them. And, the source says Park Police didn’t know President Trump would be walking across the park several minutes later.”

Augenstein went on to reported that the reason why police moved against demonstrators in the first place was that they were being pelted by bottles.

“Another factor was that protesters had climbed on top of the structure at the north end of Lafayette Square that had been burned the day before,” he reported.

more
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/06/02/police-debunk-widespread-media-narrative-say-tear-gas-not-used-to-clear-lafayette-park-for-trump-929230

[Right_in_Virginia]

Should this be merged here:  http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,403964.0.html

@mystery-ak

[mystery-ak]

Barr personally gave order to clear area near White House of protesters: Report
by Zachary Halaschak
 | June 02, 2020 06:31 PM


Attorney General William Barr reportedly made the call to clear protesters near the White House before President Trump spoke Monday.

The Washington Post reported that Barr gave the direct order for law enforcement to push protesters away from the streets around Lafayette Square before Trump addressed the demonstrations from the Rose Garden.

Smoke canisters exploded and rubber bullets were fired during the dispersion, during which Barr was spotted on camera overseeing the law enforcement operation from behind security near the White House. After the crowds were cleared, the Secret Service maintained a clear path so that Trump could walk from the White House to the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church, where he was photographed holding up a Bible, a move that was criticized by the bishop and by some lawmakers.

According to two law enforcement officials, a decision to extend the perimeter around Lafayette Square by one block was made late Sunday evening or early on Monday with the goal of enforcing it Monday afternoon. When Barr saw that the protest-free area had not been extended, he then demanded it.

more
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/barr-personally-gave-order-to-clear-area-near-white-house-of-protesters-report

[mystery-ak]

Richard Grenell
@RichardGrenell
·
2h
Facts matter & we should demand journalism. @cnn
, @jaketapper
, @RyanLizza
, @abbydphillip
 & @JFKucinich
 should all correct their previous & erroneous reporting with this Park Police statement. They all watched something on TV & then claimed everyone was peaceful. They were wrong.

[skeeter]

Flat falsehoods and distortions are the rat media’s standard MO, just like the rat party. I’ve never seen anything like it.

Is their POS demented candidate going to issue a correction and an apology?