A protest outside the White House that was peaceful turned chaotic when police deployed tear gas and flash bangs to clear the area.
Washington — Police officers from Arlington County, Virginia, located across the Potomac from the nation's capital, were ordered to withdraw from the District of Columbia after law enforcement fired tear gas to clear demonstrators from a park near the White House, allowing President Trump to walk to a damaged historic church.
"The county is re-evaluating the agreements that allowed our officers to be put in a compromising position that endangered their health and safety, and that of the people around them, for a purpose not worthy of our mutual aid obligations," the county said. We ordered @ArlingtonVaPD to immediately leave DC. Appalled mutual aid agreement abused to endanger their and others safety for a photo op.Protesters and members of the media gathered outside the White House gates Monday afternoon and into the early evening, ahead of the district's 7 p.m. curfew, to protest the death of George Floyd for a seventh day.
In the District of Columbia, mostly peaceful daytime demonstrations have given way to some violence and vandalism after sunset. On Sunday night, stone barriers and statues outside the White House in Lafayette Park were spray painted, and part of St. John's Church, known as the"Church of the Presidents" and located across from the White House, was set on fire.
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