A protestor dances in the street as demonstrators face off with police at the intersection of 16th and H Street on Black Lives Matter Plaza along Lafayette Park across from the White House after Washington Metropolitan Police officers pushed back racial inequality protestors to re-open the street for the resumption of vehicle traffic in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
A Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police officer falls to the ground as police clash with protestors by the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson during an attempt by protestors to pull the statue down in the middle of Lafayette Park in front of the White House during racial inequality protests in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
A protestor stands in front of a line of U.S. Park Police riot police as the two sides face off at Lafayette Park in front of the White House after police clashed with demonstrators trying to pull down the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in the park during racial inequality protests in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2020.
A protestors wraps chains and ropes around the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson during an attempt by protestors to pull the statue down in the middle of Lafayette Park in front of the White House during racial inequality protests in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors put up a sign reading "Black House Autonomous Zone" on fencing moved by demonstrators from a construction site into the middle of I Street near Black Lives Matter Plaza after Washington Metropolitan Police officers had pushed back racial inequality protestors from the area to re-open streets for the resumption of vehicle traffic near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors stand with their hands up on Black Lives Matter Plaza in front of St. John's Episcopal Church after police clashed with demonstrators trying to pull down the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park across from the White House during racial inequality protests in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors hold up a Black Lives Matter banner as they gather in Lafayette Park in front of the White House after Washington Metropolitan Police officers pushed back racial inequality demonstrators around Washington's Black Lives Matter Plaza in an attempt to re-open surrounding streets for the resumption of vehicle traffic in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors attach a chain to the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in the middle of Lafayette Park in front of the White House in an attempt to pull it down as someone throws a roll of toilet paper at the statue during racial inequality protests in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors push street barricades up the middle of H Street along Lafayette Park across from the White House as they move to re-block the street along Black Lives Matter Plaza after Washington Metropolitan Police officers pushed back racial inequality demonstrators to re-open the street and clear it for the resumption of vehicle traffic in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors carry a barricade along Lafayette Park across from the White House (rear) as they move to re-block H Street, Northwest along Black Lives Matter Plaza after Washington Metropolitan Police officers pushed back racial inequality protestors to re-open the street and clear it for the resumption of vehicle traffic in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors face off with police at the intersection of 16th and H Street on Black Lives Matter Plaza along Lafayette Park across from the White House after Washington Metropolitan Police officers pushed back racial inequality protestors to re-open the street and clear part of Black Lives Matter Plaza for the resumption of vehicle traffic in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors and police face off at Lafayette Park in front of the White House after police clashed with demonstrators trying to pull down the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in the park during racial inequality protests in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors face off with police at the intersection of 16th and H Street on Black Lives Matter Plaza along Lafayette Park across from the White House after Washington Metropolitan Police officers pushed back racial inequality protestors to re-open the street and clear part of Black Lives Matter Plaza for the resumption of vehicle traffic in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
A man treats a woman affected by pepper spray as Washington Metropolitan Police officers clash with demonstrators trying to pull down the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in the middle of Lafayette Park in front of the White House during racial inequality protests in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors work together to push street barricades into the middle of H Street along Lafayette Park across from the White House as they move to re-block the street along Black Lives Matter Plaza after Washington Metropolitan Police officers pushed back racial inequality demonstrators to re-open the street and clear it for the resumption of vehicle traffic in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protest medics assist a bloodied protestor as police clash with demonstrators during an attempt by protestors to pull down the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in the middle of Lafayette Park across from the White House in the midst of racial inequality protests in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
A protestor thrusts her fist in the middle of Washington's Black Lives Matter Plaza as protestors face off with police along Lafayette Park across from the White House after Washington Metropolitan Police officers pushed back racial inequality demonstrators to re-open nearby streets for the resumption of vehicle traffic in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors raise their hands in front of a line of riot police after Washington Metropolitan Police officers clashed with demonstrators trying to pull down the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in the middle of Lafayette Park in front of the White House during racial inequality protests in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors react to the effects of pepper spray as they run from police during a clash as protestors attempted to pull down the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in the middle of Lafayette Park across from the White House in the midst of racial inequality protests in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Washington Metropolitan Police officers stand guard at the spot in front of St. John's Episcopal Church where President Donald Trump held a photo opportunity several weeks ago, after pushing back racial inequality protestors to re-open H street along Lafayette Park and clearing part of Black Lives Matter Plaza of demonstrators near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protestors move fencing from a construction site into the middle of I Street, Northwest near Black Lives Matter Plaza after Washington Metropolitan Police officers had pushed back racial inequality protestors from the area to re-open streets for the resumption of vehicle traffic near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
U.S. Park Police officers deploy pepper spray as they clash with protestors during an attempt to pull down the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in the middle of Lafayette Park in front of the White House in the midst of racial inequality protests in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2020.
Protesters fail to bring down Andrew Jackson statue near White House