After almost a year of being closed to the public, Lafayette Square quietly reopened on Monday.
walked across it from the White House to pose for photographers with a Bible in front of St. John's Church.President Donald Trump holds up a Bible as he stands in front of St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House during ongoing protests over racial inequality in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Washington, D.C., June 1, 2020.
Fencing still surrounds the park, but the entrances have been opened, offering visitors a closer view of the White House.Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, reopens in a limited capacity in Washington, May 10, 2021. A group of visitors on Monday told ABC News that they were initially told to leave by an officer who said the park had not reopened, but other officers quickly stepped in to say the square had indeed reopened and that they could stay.From left, Eliana Lord, Carly Mihovich, Stephanie Justice, and Nick Hansen, visiting from Columbia, S.C., take a photo at Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, after it reopens in a limited capacity in Washington, May 10, 2021.
ABC News also reached out to the U.S. National Park Service about the reopening, but did not immediately get a response.Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, reopens in a limited capacity in Washington, May 10, 2021.of George Floyd in Minneapolis, demonstrators had gathered in Washington and Lafayette Square -- part of nationwide protests.
On June 1, law enforcement used chemical irritants and smoke canisters to clear the protesters from the park, making way for the president andA line of police move demonstrators away from St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House, June 1, 2020, in Washington. People were protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
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