Donald Trump spends Friday night in a White House bunker as protests rage outside
In a series of tweets on Saturday morning, Trump appeared to revel in the potential for violence outside the White House
01 June 2020 - 18:00
Washington — US President Donald Trump was taken to a secure area late Friday as a condition “red” was declared at the White House amid violent protests outside the building sparked by the death of George Floyd, a person familiar with the matter said.
It’s not clear whether the measure was repeated in the two subsequent nights of protest around the White House, but the protesters weren’t as close to the fence on those nights as they were on Friday...
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