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Dems Complain That Secret Service Moved Transgender Rally — It’s Because A Man Set Himself On Fire

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) complained that the Secret Service moved a transgender rally near the White House, saying they were trying to take away first amendment rights, when actually a man set himself on fire.

In a video posted on Twitter you can see a person engulfed in flames near the White House, and Secret Service vehicles approaching the scene. The Secret Service sent out a tweet shortly after saying, “a man lit himself on fire” and that the National Park Service and U.S. Park Police are on the scene “rendering first aid.”

At approximately 12:20 p.m. a man lit himself on fire on the Ellipse near 15th and Constitution Ave., Secret Service personnel are on scene assisting @NatlParkService and @usparkpolicepio in rendering first aid.

— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) May 29, 2019

WATCH:

The right to peaceably assemble is protected under the First Amendment → Squashing this rally is beyond the pale. #ProtectTransHealthhttps://t.co/PhYTQHA6zY

— DCCC (@dccc) May 29, 2019

This comes just months after a month after a man riding a scooter lit himself on fire outside of the White House.

(This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information is available.)

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