Protesters Removed By Force After Defying Governor

On Thursday military vehicles, bulldozers and heavily armed police showed up to remove protesters who were blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. RT reports that roughly 100 protesters remained in the camp on Wednesday after they defied orders from the North Dakota Governor to evacuate.

President Trump pushed the Dakota Access Pipeline project forward after being stalled for months under President Obama. The move is expected to help create jobs and help stimulate the American economy.

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LIVE: Wide angle view of police line along shore of frozen river, people are standing on the river ice now #noDAPL https://t.co/R36xX5Yw17 pic.twitter.com/CfMeWQsn3c — Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) February 23, 2017

LIVE NOW we have resumed from #NoDAPL https://t.co/R36xX5Yw17

Most of the camp has been cleared; they have perimeter on north side of river pic.twitter.com/B62z4K9Wuz — Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) February 23, 2017

#noDAPL Line of law enforcement rushed towards river, many slipped; some arrests https://t.co/R36xX5Yw17 Camp is mostly captured by now pic.twitter.com/OEvwVx8ApD — Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) February 23, 2017

#NoDAPL live: Militarized force continues to sweep camp & armed searches in Native structures https://t.co/R36xX5Yw17 pic.twitter.com/OLFA6TmSUu — Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) February 23, 2017

LIVE: About 5-6 Humvees in camp around area that people said earlier they would get arrested in passive resistance https://t.co/R36xX5Yw17 pic.twitter.com/o2nPPcHyV3 — Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) February 23, 2017

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