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14 November 5:30pm EST For Immediate Release RefuseFascism.org Stands up to MAGA Thugs: Wash Post: “The women leading the tiny march fought their way up 14th Street, repeatedly breaking out of the crowd only to be engulfed again. They yelled into their megaphone, “Trump pack your s—You’re illegitimate” Sunsara Taylor: MAGA fascists broke our signs & equipment, but not our spirits or message: “Trump/Pence Out Now!” A small group of RefuseFascism.org protesters righteously stood up to the fascist thugs who had gathered for the “Million MAGA March” in a Trump-supported action described by RefuseFascism.org’s Sunsara Taylor as “an outrageous and illegitimate attempt to overturn the election.” As soon as these courageous protesters began non-violently gathering shortly after 11:30 am near Freedom Plaza, they were set upon by misogynist MAGA goons. @SunsaraTaylor told the Guardian, Trump’s “mob of supporters descended on us as soon as we set off. They assaulted some of us. They grabbed. They shoved. Every single person had hands put on them by multiple MAGA meatheads, but we held it together. We marched together. We chanted: ‘Trump pack your shit!’” The Washington Post painted a vivid picture of their courage and determination: “When a small group holding bright orange ‘Refuse Fascism’ posters arrived at the corner of Freedom Plaza, they were almost immediately surrounded by Trump fans shouting “USA! USA!” into their faces.” “The women leading the tiny march fought their way up 14th Street, repeatedly breaking out of the crowd only to be engulfed again. They yelled into their megaphone, ‘Trump pack your s—. You’re illegitimate.'” “One pro-Trump man attempted to gouge the opposition with a flag bearing the president’s name. Another grabbed a woman’s neon orange poster and hit her with it.” “When the women made it to the barrier set up by police across the street, Trump supporters filled the entire intersection, blocking them in. Police arrived on bikes and, after several minutes, moved the crowd back.” “Every move they make to illegitimately hold on to power and overturn the election must be met by our standing up – in the streets – defiantly with justice and an electoral victory behind us to say: NO! Trump/Pence OUT NOW!” Taylor said. “And, as we said in a full page to the New York Times this past week: We have pledged to the people of the world: In the Name of Humanity, WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT A FASCIST AMERICA.” Earlier Saturday, Taylor stated: “Oh hell no! This tweet from the Loser Donald Trump [welcoming MAGA march] is further provocation and an outrageous and illegitimate attempt to overturn the election which must be stopped in its tracks by people in the streets making clear: The election is over. Biden won. Trump lost. He and his whole fascist regime and program must go! In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America!” Sunsara Taylor is available for interviews. Contact 202 556 3906 or press@refusefascism.org |
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