WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is marking this week's anniversary of China's deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square — a day after federal forces used tear gas to clear peaceful protesters from a park in front of the White House.
Pompeo tweeted criticism of authorities of China and Hong Kong for barring a vigil to mark the anniversary. He also planned to meet with Tiananmen Square survivors, according to the State Department.
The meeting comes a day after President Donald Trump threatened to call in the military to quell violent protests in the United States.
Federal forces on Monday aggressively cleared protesters from Lafayette Park outside the White House so Trump could walk to a church and