The following are from some of the coverage of fitting “celebrations” of Trump’s birthday in DC and Nationwide #TrumpPenceOutNow!:
Trump’s birthday “celebration” on June 14 came at a time when Trump is not just speaking the language of fascism, he’s acting on it – calling out the military and his fascist shock troops and labeling righteous protesters ‘domestic terrorists’ – an ominous step towards consolidating an American fascism, white supremacy, xenophobia and patriarchy wrapped in the Bible and the American flag. But the uprising of the people has proven that this regime is not all powerful. We are the force that can stop this regime, millions of us in cities and towns across the country demanding TrumpPence Out Now, and every day shows us even more starkly: Trump and his whole regime must go NOW.
This nightmare must end. The Trump/Pence regime must go! In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America.
USA Today
Along with covering rallies by pro-Trump fascists, USA Today reported:
Trump’s birthday falls as protests against police brutality and racial discrimination continue in cities across the U.S. Organizers of Sunday’s protests are observing the president’s birthday with calls for him to leave the White House.
“If we want to end white supremacy, we must start by ousting the White Supremacist-in Chief from the White House,” said Carl Dix, a leading organizer of RefuseFascism.org. “On Trump’s birthday, let’s fill the streets & SAY GET OUT!! In D.C. and everywhere.”
CNN reports that the protests against white supremacy at the White House are turning to drive out Trump and Pence. #TrumpPenceOutNow pic.twitter.com/YwyUS0hkuY
— Trump/Pence Must Go NOW—#OutNow (@RefuseFascism) June 14, 2020
London Daily Mail: “Birthday boy Donald Trump flies back to Washington after weekend at his Bedminster golf course – and is greeted by fresh wave of protests outside the White House”
AFP (French News Agency) – click image to see video at YouTube
From LA Times piece “Thousands march in Hollywood for LGBTQ rights and racial justice”
Thousands of “All Black Lives Matter” demonstrators converged on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre on Sunday, denouncing racial injustice and supporting LGBTQ rights, before marching on to West Hollywood as protests continued nationwide.
The march was organized by the Black Advisory Board, made up of Black LGBTQ+ leaders and organizations. On the event’s website, the board posted a statement announcing a protest “in direct response to racial injustice, systemic racism, and all forms of oppression.”
Some activists gathered around President Trump’s star on the Walk of Fame and demanded his removal from office because of his divisive rhetoric and insensitivity to racial justice issues.
Chantelle Hershberger, an organizer with RefuseFascism.org in Los Angeles, connected the swell of concern about police tactics and racism with the president’s rhetoric in office.
“Trump is not separated from what’s happening right now. There is a whole connection with this normalization of police brutality,” she said, recalling a speech the president once made in which he jokingly encouraged rough treatment of people arrested by police. “It’s unbelievable that he’s in power. We can’t live another day in this nightmare.”
Some protesters gathered around the president’s star, which has been defaced in the past, and a handful of young men stopped to bang their skateboards on his name…