“With the benefit of 24-hours’ hindsight, it appears that Trump’s attack on peaceful protestors in D.C.’s Lafayette Square marks the end of his presidency. He may continue to occupy the Oval Office, but his tenuous claim to legitimacy as president evaporated with
the first volleys of tear gas lobbed at Americans exercising their First Amendment rights. Trump believes his illegal use of force was a victory because it generated advertising for his 2020 campaign.
In reality, Trump has made a grave miscalculation that will force him to play defense for the remainder of his term. If he remains in Washington, he will be a political prisoner in a White House surrounded by protests.
Fences are being erected in D.C. to keep protestors out of public venues; those fences will not keep demonstrators out but will serve to cage Trump in. If he flees to Mar-a-Lago to escape daily protests, he will be revealed for the coward he is.”
“The most disturbing detail to emerge in Tuesday’s reporting is that Bill Barr personally ordered federal troops to clear peaceful protestors from Lafayette Square. It is difficult to see how ordering use of force against peaceful protestors is not a criminal offense for which
someone should be prosecuted.”
