Donald Trump speaks at Veterans Day event in New York City (screen grab)
Demonstrators in New York City called for the prosecution and imprisonment of President Donald Trump as he spoke at a Veterans Day event.
The president on Monday spoke in his hometown of New York City ahead of the Veterans Day parade. Although the president was behind bulletproof glass, protesters chanted "lock him up" loud enough for him to hear. Chants of "impeach and remove" could also be heard.
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Protesting Trump at the NYC Veteran’s Day Parade. Trump deports vets, fires them (Vindman), and privatizes their he… https://t.co/nSZCjPbBCU— Rise and Resist (@Rise and Resist)1573486913.0
Protesters chant “Bone spurs USA” as President Trump speaks at NYC Veterans Day Parade @Newsday https://t.co/hSqEvKLC7W— Michael O'Keeffe (@Michael O'Keeffe)1573487401.0
Trump speaks at Veterans Day event in NYC. Protestors nearby are chanting “lock him up” and “traitor” https://t.co/MhqeDa4xOw— Zeke Miller (@Zeke Miller)1573487028.0
Incredibly loud protests outside the Trump speech along Fifth Avenue, with whistles, chants of "Lock him up!"— Maggie Haberman (@Maggie Haberman)1573486568.0
can confirm, my office is a block away from where Trump is speaking right now and I can hear "lock him up" from the… https://t.co/zZ2F0gMgmI— Anna Swartz (@Anna Swartz)1573486914.0
Trump supporters and protesters mix it up at the start of the Veterans Day Parade. Some ugly verbal exchanges. … https://t.co/gvq8rgxUN2— Michael O'Keeffe (@Michael O'Keeffe)1573486638.0
POTUS about to speak at Veterans Day event in Madison Square Park. There’s an “Impeach” sign in skyscraper across s… https://t.co/A5XLcEZWmN— Jordan Fabian (@Jordan Fabian)1573485671.0
VoteVets, the progressive veterans group, says it has rented a plane to fly over Denver today trailing a banner tha… https://t.co/IUDC8Ih39l— Justin Wingerter (@Justin Wingerter)1573488735.0
