Sen. Tim Scott says protesters in Lafayette Square should not have been cleared with tear gas and rubber bullets to accommodate President Trump's visit to a historic church
Sen. Tim Scott said Tuesday that protesters in Lafayette Square should not have been cleared with tear gas and rubber bullets to accommodate President Donald Trump's visit to a historic church, a rebuke of the president by the only black Republican in the Senate.
In an interview with POLITICO chief economic correspondent Ben White, Scott said he did not think Trump’s visit to St. John's Church — the "church of the presidents" — was helpful and it was not something he would have done.“But obviously, if your question is, should you use tear gas to clear a path so the president can go have a photo-op, the answer is no,” Scott said, while noting he did not personally see the incident.
Trump has been widely criticized for his visit Monday to St. John's, which forced police and National Guard troops to push peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square. With the park cleared, Trump walked across it to visit the church, which he posed outside of for photographs while holding a Bible.
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