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Topic: us-politics

An aerial view of Lafayette Park and the White House in Washington
Politics
Thursday, 7/16, 01:32 PM

Trump plan to fence off Lafayette Park alarms protesters

  • The Trump administration has proposed permanent fencing around Lafayette Park, the square facing the White House that has been a stage for American protest for more than a century.
  • Officials cite security; civil-liberties advocates warn it would wall off a historic space for dissent.

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