Mayor Muriel Bowser also wrote in a tweet that the federal police's act will make the job of Washington D.C.'s police department more difficult.
from the White House before the city's 7 p.m. curfew to apparently clear the way for the president to walk to St. John's Church.
At 6:44 p.m., Trump began his comments by pledging to be a"law and order" president as officers continued to push protesters blocks away from where he was standing, using some form of projectile.More: Though the Rose Garden was not within view of the protesters, reporters awaiting Trump’s speech reported hearing a series of loud booms.
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