1) MPD reportedly used tear gas night before, when clearing "peaceful protesters" in order to save historic church, claim it wasn't part of pre-Trump clearing next day.
2) Park Police said used pepper balls (which media used to say was different than tear gas but now say is same)
2) Park Police said used pepper balls (which media used to say was different than tear gas but now say is same)
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1399029477682855938
Back when rioting was 100% supported by media, days of violence in DC. One night, the "peaceful protesters" set historic St. John's on fire and MPD, not Trump admin, used tear gas to get fire trucks in to save it. That's a different event than early evening clearing of Lafayette
For that clearing, media specifically claimed "CS" gas was used. Park Police said it wasn't, used smoke bombs and pepper balls. Media then claimed that even though they repeatedly used to say pepper spray was different than tear gas, that now it was same. thefederalist.com/2020/06/03/aft…
Bigger picture of interest to many might be that now media are some of the biggest supporters in the country of any measure imaginable against rioters and protesters, so long as the rioting is being done by political enemies, tear gas being the least of it.
It is obvious some bad-faith folks are refusing to read the actual article -- published June 3, 2020 -- before commenting. It may challenge you, but it will not kill you to read it before commenting. thefederalist.com/2020/06/03/aft…
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