All posts tagged "Protests"

Enormous and crude balloons cast a dark shadow over President Donald Trump's visit to Ireland on Saturday.

Trump landed in Ireland on Saturday to visit the International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg and meet with Irish leaders. According to reports, his arrival was met with demonstrations and outcry at both Doonbeg and central Dublin.

Posts on X showed throngs of protesters holding up balloons depicting Trump engaging in sexual intercourse with Jeffrey Epstein and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu....

An employee at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility shot a protester outside in Colorado, according to local reports.

The shooting happened outside the Aurora ICE detention center on Thursday night. The protester is expected to survive, according to a post by journalist Kyle Clark.

The protester was shot by an employee at the facility who works for the private prison company The GEO Group, which is contracted by ICE, according to Clark....

A foreign leader's excuse for outrage caused by Ivanka Trump is raising eyebrows and doubt, according to reporting by The Daily Beast.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama went to X to attack "all the endless media outlets" covering the hysteria over a luxury resort planned by Ivanka and Jared Kushner.

"Today's protest has drawn roughly 2,000 participants," Rama said. "It is the lowest turnout so far, but even at its peak, participation never exceeded 8,000 people."...

Capitol police escorted a group of protesters out of the room after the architect of Project 2025 was interrupted by shouting during a House Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought was testifying before lawmakers about President Trump’s fiscal 2027 White House budget request when a group started yelling.

The committee paused the hearing while police forced the group out. At least one person was carrying a sign advocating for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which Vought has tried to cut. ...

A federal court judge Tuesday ruled to block federal immigration agents from using aggressive tactics against protesters and journalists.

In a case filed by several plaintiffs, including "the Portland Chicken," journalists, veterans, and an elderly couple, federal officers were accused of using violent tactics similar to the ones used in 2020 during "Operation Diligent Valor," KATU2 ABC reported.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled that federal agents have used excessive force on demonstrators outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland....

A CNN reporter sprinted away from ICE officers who chased Minneapolis protesters outside a federal facility on Thursday as the community responded to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good.

Protests erupted and tensions mounted as CNN's Omar Jimenez ran down the road as the crowd dispersed after a man reportedly threw a water bottle at federal agents. A group charged toward the suspect and appeared to detain him.

"Obviously, a lot of anger over what happened just yesterday. At this point, we've got a little bit of flare up. They are coming. They're coming towards us right now. Stay up. You're good, you're good," Jimenez said, running back with the crowd during the live broadcast....