People protest Donald Trump outside Cipriani on 42nd Street. (NY Post/J.C. Rice)
Dec 02, 2017
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!"
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.
\u201cDemonstrators near Trump 2020 fundraiser on 42nd St. taunt as a motorcade turns south onto Lexington Ave. 10:44am. #nyc\u201d— Ben Von Klemperer (@Ben Von Klemperer) 1512230058
\u201cTravel pool report #4 - First fundraising event https://t.co/lZthNuzxQn\u201d— Public Pool (@Public Pool) 1512230693
\u201cBig @1199SEIU presence at the Trump 42nd Street protest today.\u201d— John Kenny (@John Kenny) 1512238963
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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!"
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.
\u201cDemonstrators near Trump 2020 fundraiser on 42nd St. taunt as a motorcade turns south onto Lexington Ave. 10:44am. #nyc\u201d— Ben Von Klemperer (@Ben Von Klemperer) 1512230058
\u201cTravel pool report #4 - First fundraising event https://t.co/lZthNuzxQn\u201d— Public Pool (@Public Pool) 1512230693
\u201cBig @1199SEIU presence at the Trump 42nd Street protest today.\u201d— John Kenny (@John Kenny) 1512238963
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!"
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.
\u201cDemonstrators near Trump 2020 fundraiser on 42nd St. taunt as a motorcade turns south onto Lexington Ave. 10:44am. #nyc\u201d— Ben Von Klemperer (@Ben Von Klemperer) 1512230058
\u201cTravel pool report #4 - First fundraising event https://t.co/lZthNuzxQn\u201d— Public Pool (@Public Pool) 1512230693
\u201cBig @1199SEIU presence at the Trump 42nd Street protest today.\u201d— John Kenny (@John Kenny) 1512238963
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