That's because they are not American citizens practicing their 1st amendment rights they have been labeled "terrorists" by the president so tear gas is ok in their eyes. But it's not ok to use and neither is shooting rubber bullets at protesters and beating them.https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1268981600554901504 …
They labeled the American protesters in front of the White House "terrorists" as I read it again it does sound off.