Last night, various X users posted videos of barriers being placed outside the White House and U.S. Treasury.
The initial move made social media speculate why the barriers were set up.
However, D.C. Journalist Andrew Leyden has the answer.
On a post on X, Leyden noted that the barriers were raised in preparation for the “Iran protest by the ANSWER coalition.”
Leyden wrote, in response to a user on X, that the barriers were being set up for the “Iran protest by ANSWER coalition, but the organizers cancelled the protest late last night. Fence guys didn’t get the memo. Guess it will come down soon unless they booked it through the Fourth of July.”
LOOK:
#BREAKING: Tonight in Washington, D.C., construction crews are actively erecting and putting up Large anti-scale barricades around the White House and the Treasury.
Any guesses what’s coming pic.twitter.com/XLVHQhBZbi
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 28, 2025
The ANSWER Coalition protest was initially scheduled for the 28th of June to protest the Iran War, but President Trump ended the war so early that they had to cancel the event!
Here was the original announcement for the protest by ANSWER:
Join people from across the country in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 28 for a massive protest to demand “Stop the war on Iran!” Trump and Netanyahu have launched an unprovoked and illegal war of aggression against Iran, threatening to engulf the entire Middle East or even the world in devastating conflict. But the people of the United States reject this war!
This demonstration is being organized by the ANSWER Coalition, National Iranian-American Council, Palestinian Youth Movement, The People’s Forum, CODEPINK, Democratic Socialists of America and many other organizations.
Trump lied when he was running for office, pretending to be a pro-peace candidate. Now, just five months into his term, he has started a new forever war in the Middle East! Trump is also lying when he says Iran was about to get a nuclear weapon — even the US government’s intelligence agencies publicly say that is not true.
Trump is partnering with wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu to carry out this assault. This is an extension of the genocide the Palestinian people have been subjected to for the past 20+ months. And Israel is an extension of U.S. interests in the region, carrying out terrible atrocities with its arsenal paid for by our tax dollars.
Here’s the updated cancellation notice from ANSWER:
Announcement regarding postponement of June 28 March on Washington to Stop the War on Iran ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/tYKDUMRoYM
— ANSWER Coalition (@answercoalition) June 25, 2025
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