Trump demands journalists correct stories on the use of tear gas. According to the CDC, it was tear
Source: Washington Post
Trump demands journalists correct stories on the use of tear gas. According to the CDC, it was tear gas.
June 2, 2020 at 10:09 p.m. CDT
President Trumps reelection campaign sent a message out to news organizations Tuesday night, demanding a correction to articles that described security forces use of tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside the White House on Monday, to allow Trump to cross the street to pose for photos at a church.
The U.S. Park Police had earlier released a statement defending that effort, saying that their use of chemical agents against the crowd came in response to violence from protesters, and that it involved pepper balls and smoke canisters. The statement went on to assert that no tear gas was used in the Lafayette Square incident.
We now know through the U.S. Park Police that neither they, nor any of their law enforcement partners, used tear gas to quell rising violence, Tim Murtaugh, the Trump 2020 campaigns communications director said in a statement Tuesday night. Every news organization which reported the tear gas lie should immediately correct or retract its erroneous reporting,
The truth boils down to an exercise in semantics.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Riot control agents (sometimes referred to as tear gas) are chemical compounds that temporarily make people unable to function by causing irritation to the eyes, mouth, throat, lungs, and skin......................................
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/trump-demands-journalists-correct-stories-on-the-use-of-tear-gas-according-to-the-cdc-it-was-tear-gas/2020/06/02/bf68726c-a544-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html
Another lie from the WH.
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Tear gas floats in the air as a line of police move demonstrators away from St. Johns Episcopal Church on Monday. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Cha
(297,275 posts)smb
(3,471 posts)IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,076 posts)... I haven't seen that one used for awhile. Thanks for the 8-track flashback!
Gothmog
(145,291 posts)StClone
(11,683 posts)It was tear gas which are several different compounds. Despite its ubiquity across the globe and in United States, tear gas is a chemical agent banned in warfare per the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993, which set forth agreements signed by nearly every nation in the world including the United States. The catch, however, is that while its illegal in war, its legal in domestic riot control. That means Turkey got to use it on its protesters last 2013. That meant Bahrain got to the do the same. And in Ferguson, cops were likewise blasting residents protesting the police for the killing of an unarmed teen named Michael Brown.
Apparently pepper balls have a caveat as they are targeted and aimed at a specific suspect rather than masses. War type tear gases are made more potent and thus fully banned in warfare.
riversedge
(70,239 posts)A very fitting response to the article
NotATweeter16
@NotATweeter16
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Just remember, what youre seeing and what youre reading is not whats happening. - Donald Trump
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - George Orwell
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Rebl2
(13,516 posts)idiot in chief they have video of it. How many lies does this make?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,010 posts)walkingman
(7,620 posts)pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)100% peaceful protesters were tear gassed and then "herded" out of the way by officers on horseback. It looked like a wild west "cattle drive". No excuse for what happened! Too bad the tRump administration has NO foresight when it comes to their decisions. I heard what a "wise" man BIll Barr was when he was being confirmed. He must have caught a case of stupid from tRump?
Marthe48
(16,963 posts)as cattle. The sooner that all of us see and understand that the rich, powerful, venal and corrupt who are behind institutional racism, sexism, human trafficking, classism, ageism and all of the other disrespectful behaviors don't regard anyone of the masses as anything but something to use, the sooner we can make the social changes we need.
Maybe all of the gun humpers, bullies, racists and others know that truth on some level, and in a desperate bid to avoid acting against their masters, impose their insecurities on others.
2naSalit
(86,643 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)Shows bunker boy knows he's screwed up badly, so look for him now since he's exposed to start blaming others for his using it. He isn't about the truth on this, he wants to be the victim.whoever advised him this would be good is a real dumbass , and trump is even worse for going along with it and even dumber . He isn't smart enough to handle simple things , so doing this isn't a surprise. Every day he remains in office more Republicans will lose being re-elected in Nov. .
gademocrat7
(10,659 posts)N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,732 posts)President Cowardly Lyin
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)Their obfuscation is so obvious.
OrlandoDem2
(2,065 posts)Either way the innocent, peaceful protesters were violently removed for a hastily arranged photo op.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,465 posts)not_the_one
(2,227 posts)It was on live teevee. It WAS tear gas. Garrett felt the effects, and had to use his gas mask.
The turd lies. As usual. And it can be proven that he lies.
Grokenstein
(5,723 posts)and we'll find out if it's just "smoke."
usaf-vet
(6,186 posts)...... with gas masks. The point is the law prohibits the U.S. military from using chemical weapons on U.S. Citizens.
The reason they want the reporting stories changed is that it is likely against the law and possibly a war crime.
This appears to have been done with direct orders from Barr to clear the crowds so Trump could get an UNNECESSARY photo-op.
One final point I'm no forensic scientist but my guess is there is enough residual chemical evidence on protestor cloths and carried signs, water bottles, backpacks, etc, to PROVE what chemical agents were released into the crowd.
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)Add into that the complicit republican congress critters and I'm ready for criminal trials to begin! They are long past due.
usaf-vet
(6,186 posts)Near v. Minnesota
Branzburg v. Hayes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press_in_the_United_States
jmowreader
(50,559 posts)Given that, Ive seen enough of Donald Trumps antics to know this wasnt HC smoke. The bastard had whoever did this use CS tear gas on civilians so that fat prick could hold up a Bible in front of a church.
usaf-vet
(6,186 posts)See complete post here: Posted as a stand-alone post.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13535500
logosoco
(3,208 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)Just go the fuck back to your bunker, grab some new Depends to soil and watch how much EVERYONE hates you...
Efilroft Sul
(3,579 posts)Walleye
(31,028 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,173 posts)just more of the same, aggrandize, cut himself the best hand, stretch the truth, no one will notice, deflect, deny, lie
louzke9
(296 posts)Trump campaign denies "the Park Police" used tear gas. SO, what about those mysterious soldiers in unmarked uniforms? The ones who people are suspecting might be Eric Prince's hired mercenaries. Seems to me if it wasn't the Park Police, who was it?
niyad
(113,323 posts)That is his maladministration that he wanted his own private security force. Handy that cruella devos' brother just happens to own a contract killing company, whatever it is called these days.
Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)captain jack
(316 posts)AllyCat
(16,189 posts)None of them should quake in the wrath of BunkerBoy
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)LogicFirst
(571 posts)Firestorm49
(4,035 posts)He wouldnt know the truth if it bit him in his 350lb. ass.
louis-t
(23,295 posts)It wasn't white supremacists breaking windows. It wasn't asphyxiation. MAGA loves Black people. I was only inspecting the bunker. I was only joking when I said old people should sacrifice themselves for the economy. It's just like the flu. It's a cold. It will be down to 0 in a few days.
How much more? HOW MUCH?
atreides1
(16,079 posts)The second category of tear gas agents are pepper sprays and activate the TRPV1 pain receptor. These are mostly derived from capsaicin, the spice compound in chili peppers.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)Perhaps the WH could divulge exactly what the chemicals are called, then. Would that make it better?
ProfessorGAC
(65,058 posts)Tear gas is a generalized term. The different types have different specific names.
But, many such dispersal chemicals have one thing in common. They irritate the eyes. Hence the general term tear gas.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)against peaceful protesters to clear the way for Trump's photo op.
There are certain iconic images which symbolize a failure of leadership:
Trump just created his own.
Yeehah
(4,587 posts)just as soon as you start issuing corrections for all your bald-faced lies.
marble falls
(57,097 posts)the carpet to the paint in the bunker?
roamer65
(36,745 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)The truth is the truth. Next Trump will say protesters had a big BQ going on.