U.S. Secret Service closes several streets near White House: CNN

The U.S. Secret Service has closed several streets near the White House, reported CNN. 

It came a day after peaceful protests outside the White House before curfew were dispersed using tear gas and rubber bullets.

In his first tweet of the morning, President Trump said there were "no problems" in Washington, D.C. or Minneapolis last night. 

It also came after President Trump's on-foot visit to St. John's Church near the White House on Monday. The president is now being criticized after tear gas and flash bangs were used to clear what appeared to be peaceful protesters across the street from the White House and near the church. 

Speaking highly of Washington's operation, President Trump also tweeted about last night's protests in New York, saying the region was "lost to the looters, thugs, Radical Left, and all others forms of Lowlife & Scum." 

"The Governor refuses to accept my offer of a dominating National Guard. NYC was ripped to pieces," he tweeted. 

A little over 20,000 National Guard members have now been activated to support civil unrest response, reported CNN citing a Defense Department official. At least 28 states and Washington, D.C., have activated their National Guard forces.