'Scared, Confused And Angry': Protester Testifies About Lafayette Park Removal

'Scared, Confused And Angry': Protester Testifies About Lafayette Park Removal Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 4:07 p.m. Police — which also included other elements of federal law enforcement, the Washington, D.C., National Guard and the Arlington County Police — then cleared a crowd of demonstrators protesting white supremacy and police brutality in order for Trump to have a clear path to walk across Lafayette Square to pose for a photo-op holding a Bible in front of St. John's Church. Sponsor Message "Peaceful protesters, church and press all fell victim to this administration's violent and senseless operation," Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee Raúl M. Grijalva said in his opening statement. "They got very close to us in a threatening kind of way," McDonald said of the Park Police. Trump's presumptive opponent in the general election, former Vice President Joe Biden, has condemned Trump's response to the protests, saying, "When peaceful protesters are dispersed by the order of the president from the doorstep of the people's house, the White House — using tear gas and flash grenades — in order to stage a photo-op at a noble church, we can be forgiven for believing that the president is more interested in power than in principle."