Demonstrators rallied in Black Lives Matter Plaza as the president accepted the Republican nomination on the South Lawn.
Hundreds of protesters — some wielding air horns and whistles — gathered outside the White House on Thursday night as President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination on the South Lawn.
The demonstration followed calls on social media for protesters to try to disrupt the president’s outdoor speech by making lots of noise. Federal officials erected extra fencing around the White House this week apparently to keep protesters farther away.
Reporters at the protest site described the mood as festive ahead of the speech and said there was a police presence but no sign of a large federal response. Continue reading.