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Hundreds rally in Chicago to oppose Donald Trump and express disappointment with Democrats on heels of election
CHICAGO Hundreds of people gathered in Chicagos Federal Plaza Wednesday night less than a day after former President Donald Trump won his reelection bid to affirm their support for progressive policies like abortion access, immigrant rights and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.
The protest, the first of what organizers promised would be many as the country sizes up a second term under Trump, echoed common refrains from the former presidents first term that condemned Trumps rhetoric about women, immigrants and other groups. But they also accused Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, of abandoning progressive ideals they felt could have propelled them into the White House.
Many at the rally, organized by several groups who protested U.S. military aid to Israel at the Democratic National Convention, argued that the Democratic Partys position on the Israel-Hamas war, among other policies, had undercut Harris chance at victory.
Hatem Abudayyeh, the chair of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network, said he and other activists were bracing ourselves and our movement and our organizations for four years of protests.
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jrthin
(4,965 posts)JustAnotherGen
(33,887 posts)Does he not realize that this incoming Admin is an Authoritarian Government? He will be killed.
LiberalArkie
(16,702 posts)LeftInTX
(30,942 posts)The loud ones are from here. He's probably Lebanese. He could be Palestinian, but most of the Arabs who are front and center are Lebanese.
sarisataka
(21,304 posts)and wanted to "teach Democrats a lesson". Congratulations, you got what you wanted. Live with it. Many Gazans won't.
GenThePerservering
(2,675 posts)newdeal2
(1,159 posts)After that, who knows.
orange jar
(878 posts)Then, Dems figured that the next best option was to try to convince anti-Trump Republicans, Independents, and "secret Harris-supporting wives of Trumper men" to vote for her. Well, clearly, that was a miscalculation and also failed. So
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There was that one ad that depicted 3 Jewish women contemplating voting for Trump because of the antisemitic violence. Both the pro-Israel and the pro-Palestine factions distrust us now. Then, you have the third group of people that are sick of both sides and vote for Trump because they hope that he will end it. So, what now?