Letters to the Editor: Time to protect democracy

One has to wonder what was going through the minds of Donald Trump’s entourage as he led them towards St John’s Episcopal Church for his obscene piece of contrived propaganda, having just set riot police to violently attack peaceful protestors nearby.
Letters to the Editor: Time to protect democracy
Mon, 08 Jun, 2020 - 01:00

US President Donald Trump holds up a Bible outside of St John's Episcopal church across Lafayette Park in Washington, DC on June 1, 2020. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP.
US President Donald Trump holds up a Bible outside of St John's Episcopal church across Lafayette Park in Washington, DC on June 1, 2020. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP.

One has to wonder what was going through the minds of Donald Trump’s entourage as he led them towards St John’s Episcopal Church for his obscene piece of contrived propaganda, having just set riot police to violently attack peaceful protestors nearby. The fallout has been telling, with moderate Republicans, mayors, police chiefs, and former cabinet members joining an ever growing chorus of anger and despair at how his behaviour has inflamed divisions laid bare by the murder of George Floyd.

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