Why is the national guard being deployed
Trump threatens to deploy military to end protests
yeah what a difference a day makes
compared to this time last night a
couple of blocks north of the White
House you got National Guard down the
next block all kinds of Washington metro
police here I've seen Humvees down the
end I think of this street and the next
street we've had Blackhawk helicopters
flying literally just above rooftop
level of these low-rise office buildings
and not a demonstrator in sight at least
not in the vicinity of the White House
they are marching and other streets of
the capital all of that punctuated by a
forceful move from Donald Trump
late this afternoon it was a remarkable
moment symbolic defiance to back up what
Donald Trump had just announced the
president walking out the front gate of
the White House grounds crossing
Pennsylvania Avenue and into Lafayette
Park where last night demonstrators had
battled with police and security forces
and where all day today protesters had
gathered again to continue their message
aimed at Trump to say something to do
something about the death of George
Floyd and the racial divide in this
country Trump walked through the park
past giant graffiti walls with messages
slamming the president he walked all the
way to a small church across the park
vandalized last night he held up a Bible
and then walked back to the White House
not 15 minutes earlier Trump had been in
the Rose Garden with an extraordinary
announcement opening with comments aimed
at the Floyd family it was the kind of
thing demonstrators had wanted for
George and his family justice will be
served he will not have died in vain
but Trump was only just getting started
he then turned to the demonstrations he
reiterated comments made earlier today
to state governor's calling them week
urging aggression against violent
protesters today I have strongly
recommended to every governor to deploy
the National Guard in sufficient numbers
that we dominate the streets mayors and
governors must establish an over
law enforcement presents effectively
saying he'll do what it takes if states
can't put down the demonstrations on
their own including he said calling in
the full power of the US military
I am mobilizing all available federal
resources civilian and military to stop
the rioting and looting to end the
destruction and arson and to protect the
rights of law-abiding Americans it's a
stunning thing for any president to say
said Trump law and order is the
foundation of the u.s. way of life
without it he said there is no justice
no Liberty as he spoke
police were moving demonstrators away
from the White House area where Trump
would soon walk over to that church
Bible in hand teargas lingering in the
air and some strong reaction quickly
tonight from the Bishop of that church
Andrew in a quote I don't want president
Trump speaking for the church I am
outraged I was not given even a courtesy
call that they would be clearing with
tear gas so they could use one of our
churches as a prop holding a Bible when
everything he has said and done is to
inflame violence and the bishop went on
from there meanwhile demonstrators are
marching the streets of Washington
tonight Andrew but not in the vicinity
of the White House mmm
Paul unser in Washington thanks very
much
