DC National Guard Commander: ‘Trump lied about Lafayette Square protests (and Portland too)

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Daily Beast: D.C. Army National Guard Commander Adam DeMarco is set to tell Congress that anti-racism demonstrators removed from Washington’s Lafayette Square on June 1 before were “behaving peacefully” and that the Trump administration did speed up their removal for President Trump’s photo opportunity, in contradiction with prior statements from Attorney General William Barr and others.



In a statement issued Monday, DeMarco called the deployment of tear gas against the protesters an “excessive use of force,” and explained that while law-enforcement officials did believe they would be clearing the area after 7 p.m. in accordance with the curfew, the timeline was moved up when Barr and others arrived in the park at about 6 p.m.

He also says that fencing materials did not arrive until hours after Barr had ordered the Park Police to erect a fence. DeMarco is set to testify Tuesday before the House Natural Resources Committee, which is investigating the violent response to protesters and the international press at the scene.

DeMarco, an Iraq War veteran, also states that Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told him not to let National Guard officers go overboard when dealing with protesters angered by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.

“General Milley told me to ensure that National Guard personnel remained calm, adding that we were there to respect the demonstrators’ First Amendment rights,” his statement reads. Milley has apologized for his presence at what became the Trump appearance, saying it “created the perception of the military involved in domestic politics.”

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3 COMMENTS

  1. Definitely appreciate any military brass coming forward. We need them to cross a new line, one that favors the people against tyranny.

  2. This story has developed way beyond what was the case back on June 1st. Now, Trump has his own private militia that is engaging with paid agents provocateurs who are causing violence and destruction in Portland, just as they did in Minneapolis… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP-D6NnZdDI

    This is all to give Trump the excuse he needs to declare a “national emergency”, martial law, and suspend the November elections, which he is desperate to do to avoid almost certain prison time for numerous felonies. If the real military which has sworn an oath to defend the Constitution doesn’t step up and stop this obvious move toward tyranny, the USA as we know it is done for.

  3. This is what the Trump presidency has been all about: photo opportunities and bullshit. There is absolutely no substance there. I don’t want to hear any apology from Milley. He f**ked up. He needs to be gone the day Biden is sworn in.

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