The White House has reportedly canceled President Donald Trump’s scheduled trip to Milwaukee amid the mass protests following his ban on immigration in seven predominantly Muslim countries. Keep up the pressure!
Scared By Protests
Sources told the Journal Sentinel that the Trump team was scouting locations for the visit. They had planned on visiting either the State Fair Park or the Harley-Davidson factory. However, Harley-Davidson was reportedly concerned about the potential of being a site for the protests likely to greet Trump’s arrival. The company was rightly worried about the damage this could do to their image.
It was expected that Trump would be making a speech about the economy and manufacturing in Milwaukee on Thursday. Currently, it is expected that he will instead be tucking tail and running from the event in light of the threat of protests. This development shows that if just the threat of protest can deter Donald Trump, these demonstrations are beginning to have an effect.
DNC Mocks Trump
Zac Petkanas, a Democratic National Committee senior adviser, openly mocked Trump’s decision to cancel this trip:
“Donald Trump is a real tough guy when it comes to locking up a scared 5-year-old boy trying to find his mother. But as soon as he has to face the American people to defend his illegal anti-Muslim ban, he chickens out. What a profile in courage.”
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