Protesters vs. a presidential photo-op

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🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Why gas was used on peaceful protesters outside the White House, from Ashley Parker. How the U.S. has scaled back police reform efforts, according to Matt Zapotosky. And, one young woman says “Let it burn” after her family’s business gets caught up in the destruction.

Police cleared the path for President Trump to take a photo, using gas and rubber bullets on a peaceful crowd.

The Trump administration abandoned Obama-era police reform efforts. Now critics want them restored.

“Let it burn,” says the daughter of business owners in Minneapolis.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:04.0	Hi, there's the Mayor, Marissa Lang with the Washington Post.
0:09.0	Hey, it's Dossie, order to pick your brain on the floor.
0:11.0	Hi, it's Janet Johnson.
0:13.0	This is Post Reports.
0:15.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:18.0	It's Tuesday, June 2.
0:22.0	Today, the story behind the president's photo op.
0:26.0	Why the feds have failed to take on police?
0:29.0	And what happened after a restaurant burned down?
0:36.0	Outside the White House yesterday, there had been peaceful protests.
0:44.0	Ashley Parker covers the White House for the post.
0:47.0	You know, you can't right now get exactly up to the White House, but they were in Lafayette Park across from the White House.
0:53.0	Some people were singing. Someone was painting on an easel.
0:57.0	And then there was a curfew in DC for 7pm.
1:00.0	And the president on Monday had made the last minute decision to address the nation from the Rose Garden.
1:07.0	And shortly before the president was scheduled to speak.
1:16.0	Authorities basically began clearing the protests using tear gas, using flash grenades,
1:23.0	and the scene very quickly devolved into Mayhem.
1:27.0	And it created this striking split screen with the president.
1:31.0	Thank you very much.
1:33.0	My fellow Americans, my first and highest duty.
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