AtblackLivesmatterprotestsinWashingtonInJune, theNationalGuardwasdeployedalongwith a heavypolicepresence, asTrumpvowedtocrackdownonwhathecalledlawlessnessbythugs.
Policethenfiredsmokecanisters, flashbanggrenadesandrubberbulletstodrivepeacefulprotestersawayfromtheWhiteHousesothatTrumpcouldwalkto a nearbychurchandbephotographedholding a Bible.