Declaring himself 'the president of law and order,' Trump said during a Rose Garden address that he is dispatching “thousand and thousands” of military personnel and law enforcement personnel to Washington, D.C., to stop rioting, looting.
WASHINGTON – In dramatic fashion, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is sending additional federal resources to help the nation’s capital city quell violent protests – and then walked across the street to visit a historic church burned during the unrest.
"These are not acts of peaceful protest," Trump said of the unrest."These are acts of domestic terror." Just minutes before Trump spoke in the Rose Garden and headed to St. John's, law enforcement officers cleared Lafayette Park with tear gas, rubber bullets, shields and horses. Though the Rose Garden was not within view of the protesters, reporters awaiting Trump’s speech reported hearing a series of loud booms."Were thousands of peaceful protestors just tear gassed so Trump could have a photo op?" tweeted Dan Pfeiffer, a communications director for former President Barack Obama.
Earlier Monday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump developed a plan to provide more federal help to cities dealing with the unrest during meetings with Attorney General William Barr, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley.
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