Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the GOP leadership team, said the protesters had to be cleared out "for security purposes" since Trump was "walking over to the church" and they were asked to clear "but refused to do so."
"So obviously, it was a necessary security measure," Cornyn told CNN. Cornyn rejected the notion that they were acting peacefully since they can't "ignore what law enforcement officers are telling them to do for the security of the president or anybody else
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Bullshit.
(a) There is no evidence that they were asked to leave. There is no footage to suggest it from any of the filming sources.
(b) There was no need for the POTUS to go there.
(c) There was no need for the police to hit people with their shields who were doing nothing but filming
(d) The police were shown media IDs and ignored them.
(e) The White House did not inform the church that this was happening, which would have allowed the church to tell people to come in or to leave.
Bullshit, Kid.