Trump Declares War On American Citizens
Police Riots: Trump Declares War On American Citizens
Trump is no longer hiding that he’s a brazen authoritarian, so desiring of control and power that he’s willing to turn our once peaceful cities into #warzones.
The Washington Post analyzed hours of video footage and obtained audio of police communications and other records to assemble the most complete account to date of the June 1 crackdown on protesters in Washington D.C..
Late in the day on June 1, demonstrators gathered near the White House, on the edge of Lafayette Square, to protest police abuse following the death in custody of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. Similar protests had erupted across the country. Many were peaceful, but some included property destruction and clashes with police.
At about 6:30 p.m., just north of the White House, federal police in riot gear fired gas canisters and used grenades containing rubber pellets to scatter the largely peaceful demonstrators. Their actions cleared the way for the president, surrounded by the nation’s top law enforcement and military leaders, to walk to the historic St. John’s Church for a three-minute photo op. Watch how a remarkable hour of Trump’s presidency unfolded.
Title from YouTube: Trump Is Acting Like A ‘Bumbling Autocrat’, Not A Democratic Leader
Description from YouTube: Chris Hayes: “American citizens are being intimidated by their own military helicopters. This is not how a democratic president acts. It’s how a bumbling autocrat acts. Aired on 6/2/2020.
Unidentified, Armed Federal Troops Raise Accountability Concerns
Rachel Maddow looks at the disturbing development in Washington, D.C. in which federal police are amassing with insignia, badges, nameplates or other identifying markings, risking confusion for civilians but also raising questions about what is behind the creation of this force. Aired on 6/5/2020.
Anderson Cooper calls BS on Barr’s defense of Trump’s photo-op
Attorney General Bill Barr says that forcibly dispersing a crowd of protesters near the White House had nothing to do with President Donald Trump photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church. CNN’s Anderson Cooper says the timeline of events shows otherwise.
‘Performing fascism’: Masha Gessen on Trump’s dictatorial turn
ITV News Washington Correspondent Robert Moore reports from the US capital, where he watched “heavily armed troops taking up position at strategic locations across the city.”
“In this city of monuments and power – in which civilian authority is paramount – we are witnessing something extraordinary.”
Police attacks on journalists covering George Floyd protests echo Trump’s war on press
New Security Video Shows Events Leading Up To George Floyd’s Arrest
NBC News obtained over 60 minutes of security footage from a nearby restaurant showing some of the events leading up to George Floyd’s arrest and eventual death. Some of the footage shows two officers arriving at the scene around 8 p.m., removing a man later identified as George Floyd from a car parked on the street, handcuffing and questioning him before eventually walking him across the street as another police car arrives.
