China News Service, June 14 (Xinhua) - According to US media reports, protest demonstrations triggered by the death of American African-American man Freud once spread to the White House. Earlier, the US Secret Service had denied using tear gas or pepper spray to disperse protesters near the White House. However, on the 13th local time, the Secret Service changed the above statement and admitted that some employees used pepper spray.
On May 31, local time, during protests at Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, DC, the protesters washed the eyes of women affected by pepper spray.
According to reports, on June 1, local time, about 30 minutes before the curfew was imposed in Washington, DC, police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse peaceful protesters outside the White House. A few minutes later, US President Trump walked through the cleared road to St. John’s Episcopal Church and took a photo with the Bible.
On June 5, the Secret Service issued a statement saying that its agents did not use tear gas or pepper spray on demonstrators on June 1 to "open the way" for Trump.
However, in an amended statement issued on the afternoon of June 13, the Secret Service stated that after further review, it was determined that “an agency employee used a pepper spray on June 1 in an effort to protect the area near Lafayette Park "The department said in a special statement that it initially had no record of the use of spray or gas when dispersing the assembly.
US Congressman Ocasio-Cortez said on social media recently, "Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war." "U.S. leaders chose to use tear gas against our own people last week. It is very shameful. This kind of thing should not happen again."