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Days the Trump administration was sued for using a type of tear gas on peaceful protesters near the White House, thousands of protesters gathered in Washington D.C. on Saturday in what city officials estimate is the largest Black Lives Matter demonstration since George Floyd died earlier this month.demonstrations over the death of George Floyd near the White House on June 6, 2020 in Washington, United States.
D.C. Mayor D.C. Mayor Muriel addressed the crowd and decried Trump for using National Guard troops in the city: “Our soldiers should not be treated this way. They should not be asked to move on American citizens,” sheMuch of the protest took place where “Black Lives Matter” was painted in large yellow letters on the street, which was ceremoniallyProtests in D.C. have been particularly fraught since U.S.
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