A peace vigil that’s been standing for decades across the street from the White House has been dismantled at President Donald Trump‘s request thanks to commentary from a reporter who characterized it as something that anti-Trump.

The White House Peace Vigil was actually a protest calling for nuclear disarmament and an end to global conflict. It had been sitting on Lafayette Square for more than 40 years and was widely hailed as the longest anti-war protest in U.S. history.

But the vigil’s historic reputation as one of America’s landmark symbols for free speech and political protest was challenged earlier this month during a White House reporter meeting.

Brian Glenn, a correspondent for the conservative network Real America’s Voice, brought the vigil to Trump’s attention on Sept. 5 durin

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