Temporary fencing around White House cost $1.5 million - CREW

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Noah Bookbinder
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New from @CREWcrew: The temporary fencing around the White House put up last June in response to peaceful protests for racial justice, which seems even more questionable now, cost taxpayers $1.5 million, based on documents we received.

Temporary fencing around White House cost $1.5 million - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and...
Fencing put up around the White House during racial justice protests cost taxpayers more than $1.5 million.
citizensforethics.org
1:35 PM · May 6, 2021

https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/temporary-fencing-around-white-house-cost-1-5-million/

Fencing and associated equipment put up around the White House in response to peaceful protests for racial justice cost taxpayers more than $1.5 million, according to government records obtained by CREW.

On June 1, 2020, peaceful protestors in Lafayette Park were met with unreasonable violence by federal police officers, in part to allow President Trump to hold a photo op with a bible in front of a church. That day, Trump announced he would be taking action to put down the protest, which the nation would look on in horror to see involved a heavily militarized federal presence in DC and an eight foot tall reinforced fence around the White House complex.

We still do not know the exact reasoning behind the fence. At the time, a White House spokesperson refused to comment on it. The Secret Service noted vague national security reasons, but did not give specifics. CREW sent a Freedom of Information Act request for records of the planning and the cost of the fence.

In response to CREW’s request, the Secret Service turned over hundreds of pages of mostly redacted emails on procurement and construction of the fencing, as well as two contracts that reflect the price of the fencing on pages 249 and 260.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Cost you and me one and a half million dollars.

Stupid magats payed for it too... but those idiots were willing. Dumbasses.

[rickyhall]

2. Its like Medical or Military so venders charge 5+ times the usual price.

[SheltieLover]

3. Make dump & terrorists pay!

[Submariner]

4. He must have thought he's a hot shit walking between his storm troopers like that

I hope he’s pigging out on his well done steaks in Jersey this summer.

Death by a red meat overdose would make my month.