“No Kings” turned out a lot more people at MAL than MAGA did.
I’m kind of surprised I’m the only one here. I came because I love President Trump, and I want to show support,” he stated while admitting he drove over 80 miles to support the president.Which is the kind of news I want to hear today. I’m intentionally avoiding news about “No Kings” because I don’t want to stumble across news about Trump’s folly in DC. I can select it tomorrow, but today, I don’t want to see it. (Especially TeeVee ignoring the marches to broadcast the military spectacle. I don’t need to see a second if that,) So news like this, is news o’ the day for me. 😎
He graciously added, "This all seems peaceful. They’re allowed to say what they want as long as it stays peaceful. That’s what America is about.”
As a side-note, Rocza reported, "Another Trump supporter asked a police officer whether he could engage with the protesters and was told he could yell at them if he wanted. When the man immediately began shouting expletives, the officer warned him not to try to incite an incident.The man moved on quietly."
Emptywheel has a lot of pictures/videos about “No Kings” marches around the country, including Texas and Mississippi. It’s BlueSky, so I can’t post them. But follow the link…
I drove over to college town, 20 miles off, for their No Kings event. I took the folded-up flag that was draped over my father's casket at his funeral 22 years ago. Sixty-five years ago he was in the Marine Corps- the closest he got to action was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, part of which he spent on board ship waiting to invade Cuba. Thankfully everybody pulled in their horns...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the organizers got a good turnout, and it was an open hearted yet serious thing. I don't think it would have been quite Dad's style, but I also know he would have been completely disgusted by even the idea, let alone the reality, of "President Trump" so I'm confident he would have approved.