Flutterby™! : Sparling Têar Gas

White House says police didn’t use tear gas and rubber bullets in incident that cleared protesters with chemical irritants and projectile munitions

“No tear gas was used, and no rubber bullets were used,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Wednesday, echoing similar claims from the U.S. Park Police and the president’s allies.

<blockquotemcenany was correct, but only to the extent that police did not use products labeled “tear gas” and “rubber bullets.”

As Joe McMahon said on Facebook: "There’s a term for this: teargaslighting."

RT Nathaniel Tapley @Natt

It's only tear gas if it comes from the Têar region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling white supremacy.

Quoting Peter Alexander @PeterAlexander

The US Park Police says its officers did *not* deploy tear gas at Lafayette Park, but acknowledges using "smoke canisters and pepper balls," that contain a chemical designed to irritate the eyes. https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1268142605738676227