It appears that Donald Trump has finally gotten the wall that he has been banging on about for years, only it's not in the place that he promised it would be.
Due to the amount of unrest and protests that have been happening in the United States in the past few weeks following the death of George Floyd a temporary wall, or fence, has been erected around the perimeter of Lafayette Square in Washington DC to prevent anyone from getting near the White House.
However, rather than tear down the wall and ignite more violence, protesters have taken a different initiative. In the past few days, messages of hope and defiance have been plastered on the fence as well as the names of black men and women who have lost their lives due to police brutality in the United States.
Hannah Natanson of TheWashington Post shared footage of the makeshift memorial which almost obscures any view of the White House altogether.
Natanson added that a huge Black Lives Matter has been hung from the fence and sits directly in front of The White House.
This small act of peaceful defiances has been viewed more than 5 million times on Twitter and inspired many positive reactions.
Whose fence? Our fence! https://t.co/z2zLAULMsL— Shannon Watts (@Shannon Watts) 1591554925
Great use of dudes stupid fence.. https://t.co/4nSNMk3pnv— ICE T (@ICE T) 1591552148
Old statues come down, new memorials go up. That’s how history is made. https://t.co/FPBi3KQcmS— MeeraSyal💙 (@MeeraSyal💙) 1591602279
Trump built a wall. Americans built a memorial to life and liberty. The people will always be the best defender… https://t.co/0ubvEcuM5L— Katherine Clark (@Katherine Clark) 1591622904
This is not what Trump imagined--he wanted this fence to appear as a formidable threat. It's been transformed into… https://t.co/ZkvaghePcM— Victoria Brownworth (@Victoria Brownworth) 1591555397
Trump’s White House fence commandeered and instead turned into a powerful statement. https://t.co/Vkr64zDbIi— Rohan Connolly (@Rohan Connolly) 1591564387
This, like most things, did not turn out how @realDonaldTrump and his cabal of miscreants thought it would. https://t.co/AhXTUupOKz— Steven DeKnight (@Steven DeKnight) 1591560432
16 Street, which is directly opposite the White House has had 'Black Lives Matter' painted on the road in letter big enough that it is reportedly visible from space.
Black Lives Matter logo painted on streets near White House seen from space https://t.co/eXRnxMYZDb— The Independent (@The Independent) 1591427451
This has now had the words 'defund the police' added to it.
Black Lives Matter organizers are painting “Defund the Police” in yellow paint on 16th Street right now https://t.co/62zFMPXXOo— Samantha Schmidt (@Samantha Schmidt) 1591492190
Although not on the same scale or size, the protestors in Bristol who tore down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston have left hundreds of placards and anti-racist messages where the sculpture once stood.