Trump lies about using tear gas

There’s proof it was used. Trump and his staff just lie and lie and lie.

The government finally admitted the truth today. I am sick of all of the lies.

US Park Police: It was a “mistake” to say no tear gas was used in Lafayette Square. "It was a mistake on our part for using ‘tear gas’ because we just assumed people would think CS or CN [two common forms of tear gas] "https://t.co/B6UHIyoosw via @AlexWardVox
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) June 5, 2020

President Trump and some of his supporters are claiming authorities did not use tear gas against people in a crackdown outside the White House this week. An @APFactCheck finds evidence that they did. https://t.co/tu7oopN80u
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 4, 2020

The Trump campaign demanded numerous retractions from media outlets for accurately reporting on the presence of tear gas.https://t.co/KH1qOtfouH
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 5, 2020

Here are the pictures of the tear gas canisters deployed at Lafayette Square on June 1.

The administration has tried to say there was no tear gas used.

That is demonstrably false based on hard evidence from ⁦@wusa9⁩ https://t.co/RxaHgu5xNF
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) June 4, 2020

Despite claims to the contrary, federal police did tear gas protesters to make way for President Trump's awkward Bible photo op. Reporting by the local CBS affiliate https://t.co/58a68HCrSh
— American Atheists (@AmericanAtheist) June 4, 2020

Trump defenders spent much of the week dismissing the events in Lafayette Square by insisting that no tear gas had been used. It was never a strong case, and it just collapsed completely. https://t.co/f1Ecu3PAwl
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 5, 2020

White House violates federal social distancing guidelines

The White House moved the chairs together so Trump could make a political point. He’s a disgrace.

.@whca on today’s “news conference” in the Rose Garden pic.twitter.com/nTOLCRPsst
— jonkarl (@jonkarl) June 5, 2020

The news conference was initially set up for social distancing. Then the WH rearranged the chairs. Before and after pics from our @abdallahcnn pic.twitter.com/jxKAneAZsy
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 5, 2020

Members of the White House press corps became the latest political prop in President Trump's quest to reopen the country on Friday. Full story with @betsy_klein https://t.co/mnPCfVuYQ9
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 5, 2020

Trump’s authoritarianism in courts

Here’s my @PostOpinions essay with @jgeltzer, @neal_katyal, and @jentaub. I’m proud to be joined by so illustrious a trio as President Trump moves ever closer to authoritarian positions in the U.S. federal courts as well as on America’s streets https://t.co/4uaLngxAxd.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 4, 2020

New information on Trump’s attacks on Joe Scarborough

I know Trump and the Enquirer have a sordid history. But this happened *after* he was elected. In other words, the President of the United States used a supermarket tabloid as a private intelligence service against a political thorn in his side. https://t.co/skXEgcPhDL
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) June 3, 2020

Trump says he and a lot of other people feel that Scarborough "got a away with murder. … that was my feeling, a very strong feeling, and I do feel it."
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 3, 2020

Trump again floats baseless conspiracy theory about Joe Scarborough, says on Fox radio: “I always felt that he got away with murder.” He says he feels “strongly” about that
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 3, 2020

This is, of course, batshit. But it’s so on brand for Trump that I can’t even imagine folks finding it all that remarkable. https://t.co/LiHZkFmPbW
— Sam Stein (@samstein) June 3, 2020

US black-white inequality shown in graphs

US black-white inequality in 6 stark charts https://t.co/IEuG5VDnr8
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 3, 2020

In response to @itsafronomics's call to action I am going to make some observations as a macroeconomist. Black Americans’ share of wealth has hovered around 4% of total wealth for the past 30 years. People who account for more than 13% of the population hold 4% of the wealth..1/n pic.twitter.com/BGzeJYYEx6
— Dr Julia Coronado (@jc_econ) May 30, 2020

⚡️ “The black-white economic divide is as wide as it was in 1968”https://t.co/4scwRI19U9
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 5, 2020

Protests are happening in small towns, too

This thread continues to amaze. National news outlets need to do a better job reflecting the scope of the peaceful protests in between NY and L.A. – it's happening in small towns all across the USA https://t.co/sr8v9e73Dp
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 4, 2020

Trump administration is using unidentified law enforcement

This is wrong and dangerous.

This is an important piece on the suddenly widespread decision in Washington DC to make it difficult to distinguish between armed men who have legal authority and armed men who don’t https://t.co/HymGtgveLU pic.twitter.com/Fz9swqGput
— dan solomon (@dansolomon) June 3, 2020

They've been bringing in Bureau of Prisons riot police.

BTW, BOP handles a post-adjudication population of people according to the 8th Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Totally inappropriate for use against law-abiding people exercising 1st Amendment. https://t.co/DlvHX4g48u
— Mieke Eoyang (@MiekeEoyang) June 3, 2020

Using *Bureau of Prisons* riot teams to tamp down on protests on the unfair treatment of black people by law enforcement.

Quite a statement about what Barr thinks of black protesters and their allies. https://t.co/MrOfEdRmmG
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) June 3, 2020

A dangerous new factor in an uneasy moment: Unidentified law enforcement officers https://t.co/04p2MwA2vH
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) June 3, 2020

DOJ to Ferguson Police Dept 2014:

“Officers wearing name plates while in uniform is a basic component of transparency and accountability. It is a near-universal requirement of sound policing practices and requires under some state laws.” 1/x https://t.co/uuf8QtCWv0
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) June 4, 2020

Law enforcement deployed in/to DC we’ve seen/reported:

US Secret Service
US Park Police
Arlington PD (gone)
DC Nat’l Guard + other states
Bureau of Prisons
FBI
DEA
DHS
ICE
CBP
TSA
US Marshals
Pentagon Force Protection
Ft Bragg/Fort Drum active duty troops
MPD

Miss anyone?
— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) June 4, 2020