The Lafayette Square Mess Still Owned the News Cycle
The backlash from Trump’s Lafayette Square photo op was still intensifying on June 7, with administration officials continuing to insist the crackdown and church visit were unrelated. But the public record and the timing kept undercutting that story, and even Trump-friendly defenses had started to sound strained. What had begun as a stunt around law-and-order optics had turned into a much bigger argument about force, religion, and presidential abuse of power.
First recorded Jun 7, 2020·Meaningfully updated Jun 7, 2020
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The Lafayette Square Mess Still Owned the News Cycle
The backlash from Trump’s Lafayette Square photo op was still intensifying on June 7, with administration officials continuing to insist the crackdown and church visit were unrelated. But the public record and the timing kept undercutting that story, and even Trump-friendly defenses had started to sound strained. What had begun as a stunt around law-and-order optics had turned into a much bigger argument about force, religion, and presidential abuse of power.
The backlash from Trump’s Lafayette Square photo op was still intensifying on June 7, with administration officials continuing to insist the crackdown and church visit were unrelated. But the public record and the timing kept undercutting that story, and even Trump-friendly defenses had started to sound strained. What had begun as a stunt around law-and-order optics had turned into a much bigger argument about force…
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