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MOSCOW () – President Donald Trump sent out a tweet on Wednesday that shared a video of a Moscow, Idaho, man being arrested, but his tweet perpetuated a questionable claim about the event that led to the arrest. Trump retweeted a tweet that shared a video of the Moscow Christ Church’s parishioners singing in purposeful defiance, and protest, of Moscow’s mask order. The man who posted the original tweet described the assembly as an outdoor church service. In a comment with his retweet, , “DEMS WANT TO SHUT YOUR CHURCHES DOWN, PERMANENTLY. HOPE YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. VOTE NOW!” DEMS WANT TO SHUT YOUR CHURCHES DOWN, PERMANENTLY. HOPE YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. VOTE NOW! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) The video depicts Christ Church members participating in a “psalm sing” in protest of Moscow’s mask order during the coronavirus pandemic. About 150 people attended, including Latah County Commission candidate Gabriel Rench, who is shown in the video being arrested by officers. The Sept. 23 arrest was one of three that happened in the Moscow City Hall parking lot, Of five people cited for violating the mask order, two also were arrested for suspicion of resisting or obstructing an officer. The third, Rench, was arrested but not charged with refusing to identify himself to police, according to Moscow Police Chief James Fry. The original tweet was on the account of Cliff Maloney, of Young Americans for Liberty. Maloney wrote: “If you would have told me in 2019 that we were just 1 year away from Americans being ARRESTED for holding outdoor church services, I would have thought you to be insane. This is one of the most heartbreaking things I’ve ever seen. Pray for America.” The church was not shut down. Another “psalm sing” is scheduled for Wednesday evening, Share ThisIf you choose local pickup, please get your gift certificate at our office at 400 W. Sunnyside in Idaho Falls

MOSCOW () – President Donald Trump sent out a tweet on Wednesday that shared a video of a Moscow, Idaho, man being arrested, but his tweet perpetuated a questionable claim about the event that led to the arrest. Trump retweeted a tweet that shared a video of the Moscow Christ Church’s parishioners singing in purposeful defiance, and protest, of Moscow’s mask order. The man who posted the original tweet described the assembly as an outdoor church service. In a comment with his retweet, , “DEMS WANT TO SHUT YOUR CHURCHES DOWN, PERMANENTLY. HOPE YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. VOTE NOW!” DEMS WANT...

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