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Added on the 19/11/2018 22:54:07 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Around 1,000 people gathered in two "yellow vest" protests in the French capital Paris in lower-than-expected numbers for the movement's hoped-for September comeback, later clashing with police who fired tear gas. IMAGES
On Saturday, Donald Trump Jr. complained about his father's being banned on Twitter. He is inviting his followers to sign up for his email blasts in case Twitter were to ban him, too. "Big tech is able to censor the President?" he wrote. "Free speech is dead & controlled by leftist overlords." Business Insider reports that Twitter allowed Trump to remain on the platform due to the newsworthiness of his posts. On Friday, he was banned after his followers' deadly attack on the US Capitol on Wednesday.
On Saturday, supporters of Pres. Donald Trump took to the streets of Washington D.C. The demonstration, "The Million MAGA March, was in solidarity of Trump's claim that the 2020 election was plagued with voter fraud. Business Insider reports that Joe Biden defeated Trump and became president-elect after winning the 20 electoral votes in Pennsylvania. The president has not yet conceded. The president drove by the rally in a motorcade, videos showed.
President Donald Trump let fly against demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday evening, who were protesting against the perceived racism of Columbus Day. Crowds dispersed on Sunday evening after police designated the gathering as a riot and appeared to make several arrests. According to Business Insider, Trump doubled down on his 'law and order' campaign rhetoric Monday morning. Referring to protesters as 'animals,' Trump retweeted a video of the protests, in which statues of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were toppled. He also got a jab in at the Great State of California, tweeting that it was 'going to hell' and exhorted, 'Vote Trump!'
France's "yellow vests" gather at the Place de la Bourse in Paris for a 59th week of protests, joining railway workers on strike against pension reforms at Gare du Nord station. IMAGES