CLERGY at St John’s Church have slammed Donald Trump and claimed he used the site as a photo opportunity “prop,” after it was revealed priests were among the “peaceful protesters” teargassed. Demon…
CLERGY at St John’s Church have slammed Donald Trump and claimed he used the site as a photo opportunity “prop,” after it was revealed priests were among the “peaceful protesters” teargassed.
It was reported Trump was angry about the news coverage saying he had fled into the White House bunker on Friday during the protests surrounding the death of George Floyd and wanted to be seen in public, according to CNN.Gini Gerbasi, a rector at St.
Trump threatened to invoke an 1807 law to mobilize the military around the country to "quickly solve the problem" and called the fiery Sunday night demonstrations in the nation's capital a "disgrace"."I am also taking swift and decisive action to protect our great capital, Washington DC. What happened in this city last night was a total disgrace".
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