NICE AND SAFE: President Trump walks to St. John's Church in D.C.
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Published 2020-06-01
A number of downtown buildings were damaged including the historic St. John's Church, which is near Lafayette Park and the White House, during the riots on Sunday night. A fire was set in the nursery of the more than 200-year-old church that was eventually extinguished by early Monday morning. Officials at the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department told FOX Business that "the only damage was to the area involved in the fire."
Photos taken early Monday morning reveal that although the fire – which started after police fired a barrage of tear gas and stun grenades into a crowd of more than 1,000 people, moving them out of Layfeyette Park and into the street – was contained to the basement of St. John's, rioters still did a significant amount of damage to the exterior of the building. Graffiti is visible against the church's distinct yellow paint.
“I could see no other real damage besides that one room, and quite a bit of graffiti and debris around the exterior of the church. Protestors easily could have done a lot worse to our buildings, but they chose not to do that,” Rev. Rob Fisher, the rector of St. John’s, said in an email to the church’s congregation Monday morning.
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A WAR BETWEEN evil AND GOOD . GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME 🙏.
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I was just watching the video on C-SPAN. It’s amazing to see all the comments from the liberals. Trump is driving them crazy! I love it. God bless you President Trump and the family of George Floyd
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Who ever is in charge of the technical side of this your fired
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All I can think of is the secret service agents going “did he say he’s gonna walk you gotta be kidding me?”
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Who ever love this country will never destroy a inch of it. All of you on the streets be peaceful this is your country keep in mind
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Prayers for America 🙏🙏🙏 🇺🇸🇵🇭🇺🇸🇵🇭
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By all means protest but you loose all respect when you loot and set fire to buildings and destroy monuments.
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Make America safe again ✝️💪♥️
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He doesn’t look like he’s hiding in a bunker to me.
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Hallelujah Hallelujah Amen all Glory and Honor goes to Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth
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Go Mr. President ! Much love from México.
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WOW I LOVE THIS PRESIDENT !!! Brave, strong, reassuring, true leadership !!!
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Secret service guys must be going nuts.
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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
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I feel like there was a hidden purpose and meaning behind this.
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The Boss is moving
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Like Clint Eastwood walking down the middle of the street in an old western town.
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IN NOVEMBER WE WILL REMEMBER🇺🇸🐣🇺🇸
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Now this is what peaceful means... He is just walking in peace.
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Love my President. I do feel very safe.
