Police clashed with protesters outside the White House on Monday night as they attempted to build a “Black House Autonomous Zone,” in an apparent reference to Seattle’s “occupied” protest zone that was established earlier this month.
Hundreds of demonstrators at Lafayette Park gathered to seal off an area with barricades to mark the zone, while others attempted to topple a statue of former U.S. President Andrew Jackson before they were dispersed by police. It is unclear how large of an area demonstrators blocked off on Monday.
