Trump, in Marine One, just did a flyover of the protest area outside the White House.
Protesters flipped off the president’s helicopter.
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(There are a bunch of volunteer street medics out here to help people who have been injured.)
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DC National Guard have joined the law enforcement line in front the White House.
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Cops are now spraying protesters with pepper spray.
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To be clear. As I said above. About 5% of the people here are removing barriers and throwing stuff at police. Everybody else is hanging back and chanting with signs and trying to avoid being injured.
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People are throwing firecrackers at police.
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In the past few minutes there have been two loud/powerful firecrackers thrown at police in front of the White House. (Picture taken before BOOM)
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Huge round of tear gas fired on crowd after a police officer was hit in the head with a brick. (I would no longer classify this as a peaceful protest, to be clear.)
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Another huge firecracker was just thrown at police. Ear-ringing level. Rubber bullets and pepper spray fired in response. Your faithful
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Rioters just lit a car on fire a block away from Lafayette Square Park:pic.twitter.com/F9IU9sXrNR
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I have covered a lot of protests and riots and this is dangerous. If you are at the
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One of the last things I saw before retreating. Riot police were blocking off the roads around Lafayette Square Park and funneling people back to that area. Batons in use, not just shields. Vehicle on fire further down the street.
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~ Before I keep going with pictures and reporting notes: Thank you to everybody who's reached out to make sure that
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Now that I'm home / I've been able to charge my phone and look through my replies, I feel like I should clarify some things. Re: bricks. I have no idea where the bricks came from! I just saw them flying through the air and injuring people.
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Same with the fireworks! When you're in a crowd of 1k+, you can't always see who's doing the throwing, but you can see the explosion and then have to scramble to safety when everybody who's closer to the firework starts running away.
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Also, I cannot emphasize enough how much tear gas was deployed at this
#dcprotest today. I’ve covered protests/riots (protriots? is there a word for one that turns into the other?) in DC for 4+ years now and I have never needed my respirator for extended reporting here before.pic.twitter.com/SQJiPgjiKq
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Another observation: There was so much fire tonight. More than I’ve seen before — and this includes when I was out in the field on Trump’s inauguration. Flags. A dumpster. A SUV. Scaffolding (near the Hay Adams Hotel).pic.twitter.com/v6bdvNQjSW
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I’m going to sign off now because it’s nearly 3am and it’s been a long night. Thank you for following my reporting and the reporting of my colleagues
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