On the ground in front of the White House for @townhallcom. A large number of protesters are out here as Trump is getting ready to accept the nomination for the presidency.

They’re chanting, “Fuck 12!”
Agitators are heckling a black DC police officer outside the White House.
One agitator threatened to beat up the DC police officers near the White House.
Protesters chant near the White House, “If we don’t get it (justice), burn it down!
A man was surrounded by a crowd of protesters near the White House, not sure why. A few scuffles broke out and then he was sucker punched in the head and he fell down. He also has some blood on his face.
Agitators also chased out a cameraman from the area near the White House. They threatened to beat him up and destroy his camera.
A guillotine has been put in front of the fencing near the White House.
The scene outside one of the entrances to the South Lawn of the White House. Protesters are making a lot of noise and are right up against the line of Secret Service agents.
A crowd has surrounded a Secret Service agent who is outside the fence of the White House complex. The crowd is preventing the agents that are inside from opening up the gate.
Secret Service agents were able to open the gate and get the two agents who were trapped outside into the perimeter. (It’s really shaky because my arm was against the fence and it was being hit by some in the crowd.)
Rioters are fighting DC bike police officers near the White House, lots of kicking and fighting over control of their bikes, including a white rioter fighting a black officer.
. @RepBrianMast just walked through the area where protesters and agitators are outside the White House. They wanted to know how he felt about black people getting killed by police. He said he is against anybody being wrongly killed by police.
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