President Trump was greeted in New York City on Saturday by thousands loudly chanting “Lock Him Up! Lock Him Up!”, "Shame on You!" and “Traitor!”
Trump Motorcade arriving to chants of "Lock Him Up" in NYC https://t.co/fIFcUCLuIO
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) December 2, 2017
The NY Post reports:
“I believe it’s time to stop lining the pockets of the rich and stealing from the poor,” said John Eng, a 54-year-old real estate agent from Manhattan who was holding a sign declaring, “The poor will have to eat the rich.”
The protesters were particularly enraged by the Senate’s early-morning passage of a $1.2 trillion tax reform bill supported by Trump. A few shouted “Kill the bill, don’t kill us.”
Trump is in town to attend a series of Republican fundraisers - including one for his reelection campaign - and is being accompanied by White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, The Hill reported.
Demonstrators near Trump 2020 fundraiser on 42nd St. taunt as a motorcade turns south onto Lexington Ave. 10:44am. #nyc pic.twitter.com/8MELmIuMTX
— Ben Von Klemperer (@VKtrue) December 2, 2017
Trump was greeted by chants of "lock him up" in New York—turning the president's anti-Clinton slogan against him https://t.co/pxvXScz4a5
— yvonne barry (@deenay1o) December 2, 2017
Travel pool report #4 - First fundraising event https://t.co/lZthNuzxQn
— Public Pool (@WHPublicPool) December 2, 2017
Big @1199SEIU presence at the Trump 42nd Street protest today. pic.twitter.com/SGHXBHLH0q
— (((John Kenny))) (@jjk607) December 2, 2017
