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Trump Says Any Bid to Form Autonomous Zone in US Capital to be Met with 'Serious Force'

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Trump Says Any Bid to Form Autonomous Zone in US Capital to be Met with 'Serious Force'

14:04 GMT 23.06.2020 (Updated: 05:42 GMT 04.06.2023)

© AP Photo / Manuel Balce CenetaWith St. John's Church in the background, people walk under a new street sign on Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. "The section of 16th street in front of the White House is now officially 'Black Lives Matter Plaza,'" District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted. The black and white sign was put up to mark the change

With St. John's Church in the background, people walk under a new street sign on Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. The section of 16th street in front of the White House is now officially 'Black Lives Matter Plaza,' District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted. The black and white sign was put up to mark the change - Sputnik International

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned protesters in Washington, DC against any attempt to establish an autonomous zone in the US capital, saying any effort to do so would be met with "serious force."

"There will never be an 'Autonomous Zone' in Washington, D.C., as long as I’m your President. If they try they will be met with serious force!" Trump said via Twitter.

There will never be an “Autonomous Zone” in Washington, D.C., as long as I’m your President. If they try they will be met with serious force!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2020

Trump's comments come after protesters in Washington late Monday spray-painted "Black House Autonomous Zone" on the columns of the historic St. John's Church near the White House.

Video from the scene showed that protesters also tried to remove a statue of Andrew Jackson in the area.

Trump earlier on Tuesday warned that any person vandalizing or destroying any monument or statue could face a prison sentence of up to 10 years after he authorized federal arrests under the Veteran's Memorial Preservation Act.