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Footage from multiple witnesses shows that the helicopters kicked up trash and debris, flinging it through the air. One account from a New York Times reporter said the aircraft knocked down “part of a tree fell, nearly hitting passerbys (sic).” Some videos show demonstrators scattering as helicopters created violent gusts on the ground. Other videos show protesters kneeling.
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It was not immediately clear which department sent the helicopters. President Donald Trump had threatened to use military force against protesters Monday.
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Military helicopters remained on patrol during the early morning hours Tuesday in the skies over D.C. to disperse crowds of protesters out past the city’s curfew.
