US President Donald Trump in front of St John's Episcopal Church across from the White House after walking there for a photo opportunity amid ongoing protests near the White House in Washington, US, June 1, 2020.
Law enforcement officers forced protestors back before Trump walked to a nearby church for a photo op on Monday that divided the United States amid nationwide protests over police brutality. St John's Episcopal Church is across the street from Lafayette Park, which faces the White House and has been the focus of protests in Washington.
Trump posed with a Bible outside the building after vowing to dispatch thousands of heavily armed soldiers to stop rioting.Protesters have taken to the streets across the US in recent days to voice anger over the killing of the African American man by Minnesota police.