Trump Met With Protests at Veterans Day Parade
"We love the vets and we want to see [Trump] out of this country." This is the message demonstrators had for the president as he spoke in New York on Veterans Day.
As Trump spoke, a mixed crowd – watched on screens and lined the streets
President Donald Trump was a lifelong New Yorker until he ran off to Washington to become president. And yet the city he once called home didn’t exactly give him the warmest welcome back that weekend, when he gave a speech in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park ahead of the 100th annual Veterans Day Parade. As Trump spoke to Veterans, protestors could be heard chanting “lock him up!” and “traitor!” Behind him, skyscrapers towered over the park with signs spelling out “IMPEACH” and “CONVICT” in massive black letters stuck to the windows of the building.
“Do I have a message for the president? I thought you moved out of this town. Why are you coming here again? Please stay away. I’m actually here with my father on my heart. He served in WWII. He was a lifelong Republican, registered Republican. The only Democrat he ever voted for was FDR, but if he saw that this man was president, and what he’s been doing, and how he’s representing, or seeming to represent veterans — and it would’ve been my father who died a few years ago here today — he’d be ashamed and outraged and he’d be glad that I was here,” protest organizer John Walker tells Brut.
This isn’t the first time Trump has been rebuffed in public. He was also booed heavily at Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park in Washington and a UFC fight in New York. Meanwhile, he travelled down to Alabama to receive a more favorable reception. He did not acknowledge the protests saying: “To every veteran here with us, to the thousands preparing to march on Fifth Avenue ― it’ll be really something ― and to the 18 million veterans across our country, the first lady and I have come to express the everlasting love and loyalty of 327 million Americans,” the president told the crowd of about 200.
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128 comments
Brenda R.
01/01/2020 04:16James I do not care what you have to say about trump quit putting stuff on my page are my just have to delete you
James K.
01/01/2020 04:16Hey
James K.
01/01/2020 04:13Hey
James K.
01/01/2020 04:13Hey and
James K.
01/01/2020 04:10Hey and
James K.
01/01/2020 04:06I’m glad this man know what he doing and speaking out .. yes I agree with him
Jeff V.
01/01/2020 02:55This guys is on crack Trump is the Best President ever facts speak for the self
Errol L.
01/01/2020 01:56This is what a ball face liar looks like , there has not been a president in recent history that has done for veterans what this president has done !! And he not finished!!!!
Niko R.
01/01/2020 01:51Bunch of f****** retards our government has never been better than it's been now under our President Donald Trump
Trent C.
01/01/2020 00:49This guy isn't too bright,,
William P.
12/31/2019 21:06So how much did this guy get from Sorrows to organize this I wonder? 🤔
Earl P.
12/31/2019 20:24Your father was a great man I'm sure... I'm also sure he's totally disgusted by you and what you have become. TRUMP is all for our military and the American people, you sir... owe your father better. You're a disgrace to him and our country.
Jack Z.
12/31/2019 16:12This guy has no clue
Jimmy H.
12/31/2019 13:00The only people out there are the ones who want to destroy this country, weak minded people!!!
Shane B.
12/28/2019 17:37If you hate America so much, Canada's the place for ya. Keep your promises and leave.
Ty B.
12/28/2019 00:57Ridiculous
Anthony M.
12/27/2019 19:30Brut is Pathetic and Disrespectful!!
Steve S.
12/27/2019 19:02You might want to do some research before you open your sh!thole. John McCain was a traitor and killed more Americans than any single enemy in history. And he was in charge of the VA for 40 yrs, see how that was working for the Vets.
Cory F.
12/27/2019 18:57Another george sorrows paid mouth piece
John H.
12/26/2019 14:41Trump 2020 Trump Jr 2024