23 arrests, 4 stabbed in mostly peaceful pro-Trump protests in Washington DC

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Proud boys, who claim to uphold Christian values, vandalized Asbury United Methodist Church [the oldest black Methodist church in DC], stole their [BLM] banner and burned it.

Apparently, Proud Boys leader[?] Enrique Tarrio has taken credit for this act.

Apparently, DC police have arrested Tarrio for this.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital on Monday arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington last month.

He's arrested for destruction of property and also faces weapons charges for some high capacity magazines he had.

 

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D.C. houses of worship beef up security as Trump defenders descend on the nation’s capital

D.C. police on Monday said they were putting special focus on houses of worship this week as supporters of President Trump who want to overturn his loss return to the city. They come weeks after another protest in which attendees vandalized four churches, including taking down and burning Black Lives Matter banners at two historical Black ones. One of those churches, Asbury Methodist, recently said a second banner was taken over Christmas week.

A Post request for information from the city police wasn’t immediately returned, but a Monday email to multiple neighborhood commissioners from Police Cmdr. Stuart Emerman said, “Our enhanced deployment during these upcoming days are 24/7, with additional concentration being placed on houses of worship.”