Joe Biden Condemns <br />Trump's Response to Protest The former Vice President's statement came <br />a day after President Donald Trump threatened <br />to deploy the U.S. military to quell <br />nationwide protests that have turned violent. He condemned Trump's actions, <br />as well as police brutality. Joe Biden, via NPR News Joe Biden, via NPR News Joe Biden, via NPR News Biden was referring to a photo-op <br />Trump conducted immediately following <br />his White House Rose Garden statement<br />in front of St. John's Church. Pre-curfew, police used <br />tear gas and flash grenades to forcibly <br />clear hundreds of lawful protesters <br />from the area in order to accommodate Trump. Joe Biden, via NPR News Joe Biden, via NPR News Joe Biden, via NPR News Joe Biden, via NPR News