Fires and break-ins are being reported near the White House as the 11 p.m. curfew nears and protesters continue to demonstrate in the area.
WASHINGTON – Fires and break-ins were being reported near the White House Sunday night as the 11 p.m. curfew neared and protesters continued to demonstrate in the area.
The late-night events come after a day of demonstrating at the nation's capital near the as part of the nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd. Demonstrators said they came to the area near the White House to try and deliver a message to Trump personally, though they doubted he would be interested in heeding it.
"We're sending a very clear message to people that they have a right to exercise their First Amendment rights but not to destroy our city," she told NBC News'"Meet the Press." "We saw a level of destruction and mayhem among some that was maddening." For a moment on Sunday afternoon, tensions appeared to abate as hundreds of protesters took a knee and raised their fist in a moment of silence. But it wasn't long before members of the crowd stormed through security barriers that lined the entrance of Lafayette Park. One protester began spraying graffiti on a sidewalk inside the park, daring the approaching police officers, dressed in riot gear.
"Maybe because the light is being shined so brightly this time, they will try," Taylor said."Hopefully, they'll try."
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