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Originally Posted by bobabode
 There was no 'pushing back' of protesters. The protesters were peacefully protesting within a fenced in park when they were attacked by the one term loser's bully boys firing pepperballs, teargas and rubber bullets. I watched it in realtime. As I recall the slumlord president had his joint chief dressed up in camo along for the waddle to the church for his photo op once they cleared the park. |
I watched it in realtime, too. We can watch quite a bit of it again.
The action took place in the streets, as well as, the park. Arrests were made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkew_ngvps0&t=128s
My point, here, is the Military declined to get involved, even when Trump want them to. The National Guard was there, but not in big numbers.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-m...-idUSKBN23E0DY