06-02-2020, 08:51 AM
(06-01-2020, 10:30 PM)GMDino Wrote: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-considering-move-invoke-insurrection-act-n1221326
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington who oversees the church, told the Washington Post she found out about the visit when it shown on television, and was "outraged" by what she saw.
She said she "was not given even a courtesy call that they would be clearing [the square] with tear gas so they could use one of our churches as a prop, holding a Bible, one that declares that God is love and when everything he has said and done is to enflame violence."...
"The desire for a certain backdrop for a press announcement is not a security requirement," tweeted Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. "In other words, using the power of the U.S. Military to clear out peaceful protestors for a presser is a massive abuse of power. "
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., was more succinct. "Donald Trump just tear-gassed peaceful protesters for a photo op," she tweeted.
Just curious.
Can anyone think of a past example of a president doing something like this--gassing peaceful protestors for a photo op?
Nixon certainly gassed peaceful protestors, but not to clear a walk to a photo op.
This set me to wondering how many Americans remain who can see an abuse of power here. At all?
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