Non-scalable fencing was being temporarily installed around the White House perimeter on Monday in advance of potential election day protests, ABC News reports. Additional fencing already has been erected around Lafayette Square, across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, the location of protests over racial equality in June. The fencing will be temporary, and is among other measures being taken in Washington, D.C., and other cities ahead of expected demonstrations. Many businesses in downtown Washington have boarded up windows in anticipation of violence as have some in New York City. The government center in Minneapolis was boarded up for the same reason.

Source: The Standard November 03, 2020 11:37 UTC