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Washington (USA), Jan 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Carlos Vilas) Police, journalists, soldiers, homeless citizens and a sea of ??flags replaced the citizens in the deserted streets of Washington for the inauguration ceremony of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States.
Personal injury attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey were photographed aiming firearms at Black Lives Matter protesters this summer from their pristine lawn. Photographer William Greenblatt has since sent a cheeky $1,500 bill to the couple for attempting to profit off one of his photos of the incident. According to Gizmodo, the couple apparently was selling Christmas cards with autographed copies of the photo on them. The McCloskeys counterattacked last week with an upwards-of-$100,000 lawsuit for alleged trespassing, invasion of privacy, and emotional distress. They went after not only Greenblatt, but news outlet UPI, and even print-your-own merchandise company, Redbubble. For each count, the couple asks for over $25,000 in damages. Authorities indicted the McCloskeys last month with a felony charge of unlawful use of a weapon, and a misdemeanor charge of tampering with a weapon.
Just days before being canned by President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper denied serving as the president's yes-man in the Pentagon. According to Business Insider, Esper told the Military Times he challenges the president more than any other Cabinet-level leader. President Donald Trump fired Esper Monday, providing no reason. However, the president has previously purged officials for a perceived lack of loyalty. Esper and the Commander in Chief have locked horns on numerous issues, most notably over Esper's order to cease flying the Confederate flag on US military bases. Also, Esper also tried to distance himself from a politically-charged photo op, in which Trump awkwardly clutched a Bible in front of a church near the White House. Federal troops pepper-sprayed peaceful protesters in Lafayette Park, so the way would be cleared for Trump, Esper, and other officials to walk to the church.
Rep. Jim Clyburn is one of the most respected members of the congress. He's a Democratic powerhouse who is credited with resurrecting Joe Biden's struggling Presidential campaign. According to Business Insider, Democrats won the White House but had substantial losses in the House and Senate. Clyburn says the Democrats loss were because of calls to "defund the police." Clyburn specifically referenced Jaime Harrison, the challenger to Sen. Lindsey Graham who lost the South Carolina Senate race. "Jaime Harrison started to plateau when 'defund the police' showed up with a caption on TV right across his head."
The sun sets in Washington after election week as protesters gather outside the White House in Black Lives Matter Plaza following US President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden on the brink of prevailing. IMAGES
A small group of people gather in Maria Hernandez Park for a Black Lives Matter protest, and listen to a speech by Paperboy Prince, nonbinary activist and rapper who made a Democratic primary bid for New York's 7th Congressional District. IMAGES
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