Protesters Gather Outside of D.C. Deploraball, One Says ‘Screw Our President’ on Fox
Protesters have gathered in Washington D.C. tonight outside the National Press Club where Donald Trump supporters have gathered for an event called “Deploraball.”
The event page for the Deploraball read in part, “There will be many inaugural balls, but there will be nothing like our DEPLORABALL party — our massive, 1,000-person extravaganza to celebrate the Inauguration of President-Elect Trump. Attendees include Trump supporters of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and walks of life, from all over the country and world. This is a ‘big tent’ event for Trump supporters.”
And with a Trump-supporting event taking place in D.C. tonight, there were, of course, protesters gathered outside:
Protests outside the #DeploraBall at Nat'l Press Club pic.twitter.com/wl0i5xZfaG
— Greg Krieg (@GregJKrieg) January 20, 2017
The scene outside of the National Press Club, where a pro-Trump "Deploraball" has been met with over 100 protesters pic.twitter.com/hbeQVYOQfW
— Nick Corasaniti (@NYTnickc) January 20, 2017
Cops shoved my head against heavy camera, protesters throw eexplosives. Just got hit with mace grenade #DisruptJ20 #DeploraBall pic.twitter.com/2KSDzXJHYX
— Alexander Rubinstein (@AlexR_DC) January 20, 2017
at line for deploraball. protestors chanting 'Nazi Scum' pic.twitter.com/sXjtEqo2Mh
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) January 20, 2017
Riot police at DeploraBall protest at National Press Club. #disruptj20 pic.twitter.com/ltyWZeMoy5
— Hailey Branson-Potts (@haileybranson) January 20, 2017
Heavy security here at Deploraball. Lots of protesters outside. pic.twitter.com/Q004IVs1kL
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 20, 2017
And then there was a pretty crazy moment on Fox News earlier tonight when reporter Griff Jenkins spoke to a young boy who was involved in starting a fire on the ground.
Jenkins asked him why, and the boy responded, “I felt like it and I’m just saying ‘Screw our president!'”
You can watch in the video above, via Fox News.
[image via screengrab]
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