He wasn't going to a protest. There was no planned protest.
It was people in a neighborhood witnessing & recording public actions by secret police.
Gun-at-protest is a lie & distraction.
KARL: He was an ICU use who worked for the VA and there's no evidence he brandished the gun whatsoever
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard