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Church photo ops show how differently Trump and Biden approach the protests

President Trump and Joe Biden both went to churches on Monday, and they each posed for photos. That’s where the similarities stop.

Trump administration wanted to take control of D.C. police to quell protests

Top city officials say they pushed back against federal takeover permitted by the Home Rule act.
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Joe Biden denounces Trump’s actions and vows to heal racial wounds

The former vice president spoke after peaceful protesters were cleared from a D.C. street for a President Trump photo op.

‘Carnage,’ ‘radicals,’ ‘overthrow the government’: How Fox and other conservative media cover the protests

Sean Hannity says “far-left radicals unleashed this carnage.” Others emphasize scenes of destruction over peaceful protests and blame “antifa” with little evidence.
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