30/05/20
….got too frisky or out of line, they would quickly come down on them, hard – didn’t know what hit them. The front line was replaced with fresh agents, like magic. Big crowd, professionally organized, but nobody came close to breaching the fence. If they had they would….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
….good practice.” As you saw last night, they were very cool & very professional. Never let it get out of hand. Thank you! On the bad side, the D.C. Mayor, @MurielBowser, who is always looking for money & help, wouldn’t let the D.C. Police get involved. “Not their job.” Nice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
29/05/20
In less than 10 minutes this four-block-long march has gone the two miles from their starting point on U St. to Penn Ave. The vast majority of the people I’m seeing here are masked up. Some even have face shields and respirators. pic.twitter.com/uzPhuHa8Zl
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) May 29, 2020
Crowd calling for a medic at the foot of the Treasury Annex where Secret Service carried their detainee. They’re worried he has a concussion. From the brief glimpse I got of him, he had blood dripping down his forehead. pic.twitter.com/xOdwWlbdrc
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) May 29, 2020
Back facing the White House where at least two American flags were just doused with lighter fluid and burnt. Secret Service are back to keeping their distance for the moment, but the mood here is fury and the atmosphere remains tense. pic.twitter.com/0ELwzQEGoq
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) May 29, 2020
People have managed to toss over the temporary barricades, they’re being pushed back by the Secret Service. More police arriving. Heating up fast outside the White House’s north lawn. pic.twitter.com/jaXKmjV0R9
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) May 29, 2020
Calmer now with loud and ceaseless chanting at the White House, among the shouts here: George Floyd, say his name/No morals, no peace/Stop killing us/I can’t breathe.
“None of us WANT to be here in the middle of a pandemic,” a protester yells out from the crowd behind me. pic.twitter.com/OW7KBFR96T
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) May 30, 2020
The hundreds still with this protest are marching away from the White House eastbound for the Capitol building. Pennsylvania Avenue is shut down for blocks but cars watching them pass are honking in support.
Out ahead are the Trump Hotel and the Justice Dept. pic.twitter.com/5dhkugYKUs
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) May 30, 2020
