Protesters tried to storm into Lafeyette Park in Washington DC and take down the Andrew Jackson statue before being greeted and stopped by police.
The statue features Jackson riding into battle on a horse at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, which was a big battle in the War of 1812.
On Monday, protesters broke through a fence and got to the statue and put rope around it and tried to take it down.
#BREAKING: Protesters have opened the fence surrounding the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square and have climbed on top.
I’ve heard them say they’re trying to tear it down. @wusa9 #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/i8cBlM171b
— Jess Arnold (@JessArnoldTV) June 22, 2020
#breaking: Police clash with protesters in Washington D.C.’s Lafayette Park, police moving in to stop protesters from pulling down the equestrian statue of General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. pic.twitter.com/UosFeQQM5u
— Preston Phillips (@PrestonTVNews) June 23, 2020
U.S. Park Police came in and dispersed pepper spray into the crowd of rioters, some of which were armed.
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