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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDonald Trump photo op at St. John's ChurchPresident Donald Trump holding a Bible in front of Ashburton House, the parish house of St. John's Episcopal ChurchDateJune 1, 2020Time7:06–7:11 p.m. EDTVenueLafayette Square, St. John's Episcopal Church, and Ashburton HouseCoordinates38.9003°N 77.0358°WTargetProtesters in and around Lafayette SquareFilmed byNews media, protesters, bystandersParticipantsU.S. government, news media and protestersThis article is part ofa series aboutDonald TrumpshowBusiness and personalshow45th President of the United StatesshowTenureshowPoliciesshowAppointmentsshowPresidential campaignsshowImpeachmentsshowProsecutionsshowInteractions involving RussiashowCOVID-19 pandemicvteOn June 1, 2020, amid the George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C., law enforcement officers used tear gas and other riot control tactics to forcefully clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square, creating a path for President Donald Trump and senior administration officials to walk from the White House to St. John's Episcopal Church.[1][2][3] Trump held up a Bible and posed for a photo op in front of Ashburton House (the church's parish house), which had been damaged by a fire set during protests the night before.