President Donald Trump is taking extraordinary efforts to keep protesters out of his eyeline.
Trump officials will present plans Thursday to install permanent fencing around Lafayette Square Park, a historic gathering place for protesters, four people told The Washington Post.
The move comes more than eight months after Lafayette Square was originally closed on January 19 for a “major rehabilitation,” set to reopen on May 31. That deadline came and went, but the fences stayed up. Now, the Trump White House is hoping to make the fences surrounding the park permanent.
The project has been a longtime priority for the Secret Service that will finally be made a reality at the expense of the public. Trump officials will also present plans for a $180 million visitor screening facility.
Permanent changes to transform the White House complex into an impenetrable fortress would radically reshape the institution’s already rocky relationship with the surrounding city Trump’s been using as a personal playground all summer. The move serves as a startling distillation of the ever-widening gap between the Trump administration and the people it purports to represent.
The National Parks Service announced Tuesday that in addition to Lafayette Square Park, Sherman Park, the First Division Monument, and the Ellipses would also remain restricted areas through September 22.
“Lesser restrictive measures will not suffice due to the Secret Service’s security-based assessment based on its assessment of sensitive intelligence that these park areas need to be kept clear,” the agency said in a statement.
The pedestrianized stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, which has served as a viewing spot for tourists and a gathering place for protesters for two decades, would also remain closed. Earlier this summer, the area was transformed into a parking lot for Trump’s various celebratory events. Later, the Secret Service decided to install permanent fencing, allowing them to close pedestrian access if they decide there are security risks.
The recent efforts to fortify the White House come amid heightened security threats resulting from Trump’s optional war against Iran.
Maybe we could actually believe that this was purely a precautionary measure if Trump wasn’t obsessed with making sweeping, unilateral changes to the White House grounds. Not to mention his rampant authoritarianism that has led to the useless militarization of Washington, D.C. It seems clear that the president, who regularly lashes out against critics, isn’t interested in getting anymore angry feedback from the American people.
Hence then, the article about trump plans to permanently shut historic site for political protests was published today ( ) and is available on The New Republic ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Trump Plans to Permanently Shut Historic Site for Political Protests )
Also on site :
- Nigeria confirms US troop withdrawal
- Get Your First Look at a New Dark Academia Fantasy ‘Our Dark Incantations’ by Wanda Hellmund [Exclusive]
- "A game for everyone is a game for no one": Don't expect an easy ride in Carcass Clad, the co-op tank horror game from the makers of Mouthwashing