Media mess? Federal police say smoke canisters — not tear gas — used to clear DC protesters

1. The White House has faced criticism over the last 24 hours after reports circulated that federal police had cleared out a large group of protesters Monday outside the White House, including with the use of tear gas, so that President Trump could walk to a nearby episcopal church that had been burned by rioters the night before.
2. In a statement released on Tuesday, United States Park Police acting Chief Gregory Monahan denied those reports, saying the assembled police used inert gas devices and that they were responding in part to violence from the crowd rather than a directive from the White House.
3. Police with the National Park Service said Tuesday that officers used smoke canisters to clear a mass of protesters to allow President Trump to walk to nearby St.

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