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On Saturday, US President Donald Trump attended the US Military Academy’s graduation for West Point in New York. He delivered his words during an award ceremony and warned against Passion and Prejudice, and pointed as Turbulent and Rough. Trump’s comments came after 2-weeks the president threatened to deploy the military to cities across the United States to control Black Lives Matter protests. Point to be noted that thousands of Americans have gathered showing their anger towards police brutality against African Americans. President also discussed the Covid-19 during his speech. His comments came just a few days after cases in the country topped 2 million people and the CDC warned the death toll could reach 130,000 by 4 July.

President returned to his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey following the award ceremony. It is noteworthy that the Trump campaign has experienced backlash during the last week for scheduling Trump’s first campaign rally since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic on Juneteenth in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He bowed to pressure and moved the date of the rally to prevent further backlash and it will take place on 20^th June 2020. The US secret service formerly said no pepper spray was used on protesters in Lafayette Park as a means to disperse the crowd so Trump could make his walk. Now, the agency stepped back and said one of their agents used the pepper spray in response to an assaultive individual.

Now, the US Secret Service has confirmed that an agent used pepper spray to clear protesters from Lafayette Square ahead of President Donald Trump’s Bible photo op on 1^st June 2020. The agency issued a press released and reversed their previous statement that none of its agents had deployed tear gas or pepper spray ahead of the president’s visit to St John’s Church. It is important that the park was crowded with peaceful protesters demanding justice for George Floyd, killed by a Minneapolis police officer. The statement says, “On June 5, the US Secret Service released information stating that the agency had concluded that no agency personnel used tear gas or capsicum spray during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park on Monday, June 1, based on the records and information available at that time”.