A spokesman for the U.S. Park Police referred questions to the National Park Service. AD“The fallen Albert Pike statue has been removed to ensure public safety at the site,” said Mike Litterst, a spokesman for the National Park Service. Litterst did not address whether the Park Service thinks D.C. police should have intervened. A spokesman said the fire was “out on arrival.”ADBuoyed by their success with the statue, protesters marched through the city, chanting and lighting fireworks. At one point, protesters used a megaphone to read out Trump’s recent tweet about the toppling of Pike’s statue.

Source: Washington Post June 20, 2020 04:25 UTC