Activists with @RefuseFascism / @RefuseFascismDC held a press conference to condemn Wednesday's MAGA insurgency this afternoon at Black Lives Matter Plaza in DC.
@JamNoPeanut said it was "unleashed by Donald Trump" who he calls a "wanna-be second president of the confederacy."
@JamNoPeanut said it was "unleashed by Donald Trump" who he calls a "wanna-be second president of the confederacy."
"This was a fascist coup attempt," said Revolutionary Communist Party activist @Carl_Dix.
"Fascism is vicious, unrestrained white supremacy, police terror, male supremacy."
"Fascism is vicious, unrestrained white supremacy, police terror, male supremacy."
"The president and all of his enablers must be prosecuted," said @WilliamHLamarIV, Pastor of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church which had its BLM banner taken and burned by Proud Boys in December.
"We will not be deterred. We will not be intimidated."
"We will not be deterred. We will not be intimidated."
"We gotta drive Trump out now. We can't wait 11 days," said @JamNoPeanut. "Every day that he stays in office is a horror for humanity."
They concluded with chants of "Trump/Pence out now!"
They concluded with chants of "Trump/Pence out now!"
"Fundamentally, we've got to start over with a political tradition that is truly multiethnic, multiracial, and democratic," said Pastor @WilliamHLamarIV afterwards.
"That is not what we have experienced, but that is what we can experience if we come together."
"That is not what we have experienced, but that is what we can experience if we come together."
Here is my raw video highlight reel of the @RefuseFascismDC @RefuseFascism press conference in Washington DC.
As always, all footage available to license.
As always, all footage available to license.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
