Breaking: Outside White House Protesters Attempting to Tear Down Andrew Jackson Statue

Protestors in Washington, D.C. tearing down a statue of Andrew Jackson, the president responsible for the Trail of Tears and a hero to President Trump. Video courtesy of ⁦⁦@jonathanchase_⁩ pic.twitter.com/MH2t4m7MT9

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) June 23, 2020

Confrontation escalating.

Confrontation between protesters and police seems to be escalating. Tear gas keeps being deployed. More video from @jonathanchase_ pic.twitter.com/WtNMNeSdWV

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) June 23, 2020

Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress.

Far left militants are also in the process of setting up an “autonomous zone” near the White House, after the one in Seattle, according to Cassandra Fairbanks.

-RW