7 hours agoMass protest against Trump in the US: We Must Protect Democracy
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Hundreds of protests against President Donald Trump took place throughout the U.S. under the motto “ ( No Kings, against the Washington DC military parade and its immigration policies, writes the Signal newspaper. Protests, which coincided with Trump's birthday and the US Army's 250th anniversary, were accompanied by tensions in several cities like Los Angeles, where [...]
The protests, which coincided with Trump's birthday and the US Army's 250-year anniversary, were accompanied by tensions in several cities like Los Angeles, where protesters hit the National Guard.
“felt like we should protect our democracy,” said about AP 61-year-old nurse Karen Van Trieste in Philadelphia. In Los Angeles, Jose Azetcla from the Brown Berets group spoke of BBC: “it's not harsh, it's bad. Families” cannot be divided, reports the BBC.
Despite Protests, A Survey CBS/YouGov It showed that 54% of Americans support the deportation policy of undocumented immigrants. Trump, in his speech during the parade, said: our “soldiers never give up. They fight and win. ”
The parade, the first since 1991, was criticised by some as a costly project totaling between $25 million and $45m.
However, for veterans like Melvin Graves, this was a missing recognition: “When I came back from Vietnam, I didn't have a” parade./Periscopi/
