IG Report: Lafayette Park NOT Cleared For Trump Photo-Op

A U.S. government report concludes that a Trump photo opportunity was not the reason racial justice protesters were cleared from near the White House last summer. ​The Interior Department's inspector general faulted law enforcement for poor communication. https://t.co/4PVCU3sDBy

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 9, 2021

Another grotesque lie proven false that was breathlessly and irresponsibly pushed by the media.

“U.S. Park Police DID NOT clear Lafayette Park...so President Donald Trump could walk from the White House over to St. John’s Church...”https://t.co/iSV6zQ2MUO

— J. Hogan Gidley (@JHoganGidley) June 9, 2021

It was a "grotesque lie," just like all the others.

That Park Police violently cleared Lafayette Park at Trump's behest was treated as unquestioned truth by corporate media.

Today it was revealed by the independent IG Report to be an utter falsehood. Watch how readily and easily they spread lies. From CNN on June 1: pic.twitter.com/2CG7k3GpZN

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 9, 2021

They told you Trump colluded with Russia (false), Trump ignored Russian bounties on troops (false), Trump cleared Lafayette Park “for a photo op” (false), there’s no way COVID-19 could’ve come from the Wuhan Lab as Trump said (false)…

Let me know if you notice a pattern here.

— Mark Meadows (@MarkMeadows) June 9, 2021