With Washington gearing up for another night of protests and tensions already high after Trump’s increasingly heated rhetoric and widely condemned use of teargas on peaceful protesters outside the White House, now people around town are spotting caravans of military vehicles rolling through the city—an apparent escalation. Here are some of the tweets we’ve seen:
K street NW #wtf pic.twitter.com/nWpHBKp4Hv
— Former Petworthian™ (blue checkmark) (@petworthnewvie) June 2, 2020
The streets downtown have been closed off by federal agents and military police. Note that this is 15th & L St NW, NOT national park service or other federal property pic.twitter.com/1OilDfrf4I
— Kitty Richards (@KittyRichardsDC) June 2, 2020
Some more scenes from #WashingtonDC L St. NW is the only street open to traffic downtown. @PoPville @DCist @washingtondc @wcp pic.twitter.com/OUOFAhNcQb
— Mari (@mariselapenny) June 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/peterkrupa/status/1267911905286533120
