WASHINGTON, DC: Chaos erupted outside the White House on Saturday after police officers in riot gear deployed tear gas canisters and fired rubber bullets at protesters as it they moved to disperse crowds
Daily Mail: Cops clear BLM protesters from outside the White House with tear gas and rubber bullets while thousands march behind Jacob Blake's family in Kenosha as clashes continue across the country
* Police clashed with BLM protesters in Washington, D.C. on Saturday during another night of unrest
* Hundreds of people gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza to protest against police brutality and racial injustice
* Just before midnight, cops in riot gear moved on crowds, using tear gas and pepper spray to clear the area
* In Portland, a man was shot dead after a large group of Trump supporters clashed with BLM activists
* The man was wearing a Patriot Prayer baseball cap, suggesting he was a supporter of the far-right group
* In Kenosha, Wisconsin, thousands took to the streets earlier in the day to march toward the county courthouse, one week after the police shooting of black man Jacob Blake
* Blake's father, Jacob Blake Sr, gave an impassioned call for changing a system he described as fostering police brutality and racial inequities
* Several people were later arrested after they remained in the area after the city's curfew went into effect
* President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he will visit Kenosha on Tuesday to meet with law enforcement and survey damage from recent demonstrations that turned violent
Chaos erupted outside the White House on Saturday following another night of Black Lives Matter protests that saw police clash with demonstrators, striking them with rubber bullets and detonating stun grenades, as they moved to clear out crowds.
Hundreds of protesters had gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza to rally against police brutality and racial injustice, following another week of unrest triggered by the police shooting of black man Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last Sunday.
Members of the Metropolitan Police Department were out in force as demonstrators marched towards the White House chanting, 'No cops, no KKK, no fascists'.
Shortly before midnight, tensions between protesters and law enforcement boiled over, as police officers in riot gear began charging at protesters to move them out of the area.
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Update #1: Protesters march through D.C., start small fires. Tense standoff with police later at BLM Plaza. -- Washington Post
Update #2: 5 Officers Hurt in Protest at Black Lives Matter Plaza in DC -- NBC 4 Washington
WNU Editor: I watched a few live-streams on what was happening on the streets of Washington DC last night. The video below is of them. What's my take. What is happening on the streets of Washington DC is not the narrative that the media is portraying. These are not protesters. These are people whose priority is mayhem and violence.
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