The National Park Service and U.S. Park Police removed a protest encampment outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Friday morning. The encampment, operated by the group FLARE (For Liberation and Resistance Everywhere), had been active around the clock since May. Protesters, who previously targeted The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam and his customers at a local restaurant, demanded the impeachment of former President Donald J. Trump and other actions. A Department of the Interior spokesman stated the protest violated its permit conditions, declaring, “The permitted event violated the terms of their permit. The permit was revoked, and the event was removed.”
Protesters claimed they were evicted due to allegations against one member, Jake Adams, who faced accusations of assaulting an officer. Adams denied the claim, stating, “I talked to the permit office yesterday and there was no forewarning of this. They were actually talking about giving us another permit.” The Trump administration has intensified efforts to address crime in Washington, D.C., deploying National Guard units and federal law enforcement to dismantle encampments and support city initiatives.
