Milwaukee Protesters to Trump: ‘Get the F-ck Out of Here’
Undeterred by the attempt on Trump’s life, demonstrators greet the opening of the GOP convention with protest
Undeterred by the attempt on Trump’s life, demonstrators greet the opening of the GOP convention with protest.
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MILWAUKEE — DID Saturday’s attempt on
Donald Trump’s life change the perspective or tone of demonstrators picketing the
Republican National Convention? For Mary Braun — a protester in her 60s weaning a button on her blouse reading “I Vote for Non-Felons” — the answer is a firm no. Braun pays respect to the dead and injured, but insists: “It doesn’t alter my opinion.” Asked what she might say to Trump if she saw him today, Braun lets loose: “Screw yourself. Get the fuck out of here! Get lost. You’re a fascist.”
A strident, left-wing protest unfolded at Red Arrow City Park, across the Milwaukee River from the militarized security zone encircling the Fiserv Forum, Monday morning. There was little recognition of the attempt to kill the former president, Saturday in Pennsylvania — although one protester did hold aloft a neon placard reading: “Now will U ban automatic weapons?”
The protest was organized by the “
Coalition to March on the 2024 RNC” — an often quite radical group dedicated to fighting the “racist and reactionary agenda of the Republican Party,” as well as to standing with Palestine. For many of the speakers and activists — particularly those focused on Israel’s war in Gaza — there was a pox on both your houses vibe to the protest, with speakers denouncing both “fascist Trump” and “Genocide Joe.” Men and women taking turns at the event’s microphone denounced U.S. imperialism, compared the state of Israel to apartheid-era South Africa, and held signs reading: “What if YOUR children were under the rubble?”
