The veterans rushed to the steps of the Capitol in the United States in Washington, DC, during a protest against the president Donald Trump And the next review that celebrates the 250th anniversary of the US Army, prompting local authorities to arrest many people.
Why do it matter
Trump has planned an offer to celebrate the Army Day, which will be held on the day of science and coincides with Trump’s 79th birthday.
The show plans called for about 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 cars and 50 helicopters to follow the Arlington road, Virginia, to the National Trade Center, according to the documents obtained by the Associated Press. This will carry an estimated cost of about $ 45 million.
This is followed by employment discounts to the Ministry of Old Warriors Affairs (VA) as part of the Trump administration mission to reduce what waste, fraud and abuse of spending on the federal government.
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What do you know
The US Capitol Police (USCP) was told Newsweek In the email statement, about 75 people attended the protest outside supreme courtWhere the demonstrators initially gathered.
However, 60 of these demonstrators soon set out and tried to make their way to the steps of the Capitol, prompting the police and bikes, and at this point USCP began detention of individuals.
“USCP was arrested for nearly 60 protesters,” the statement said. “All of them will be charged with an illegal demonstration and cross a police line. An additional charges of some include an attack on a police officer and the resistance of detention.”
The demonstrators wore the army’s fatigue on the shirts that read “the veterans against fascism”, and carried signs with slogans that say things like “the old warriors say our streets” and “money for people, not marches.”
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Correspondent of the Senior Congress in Fox News Chad Peesram in a post to X, formerly twitterI stated that two of the people who were arrested were taken to the hospital due to “additional treatment”.
Progressive Political Action Committee The vote was published during the weekend memorials Against Trump and the Ministry of Governmental Enabled.
“VA will overcome the delay in the dates and careful care, which directly leads to more veteran deaths. In fact, reports and internal documents are now proven, Elon MuskKayla Williams, ancient warriors in the Iraq war and PottVets consultant, wrote in a publication on X., “The wreckage caused the systems that endangered the old warriors.”
Williams added: “It is a slap in her face to all who wore an uniform in defense of our nation,” Williams added.
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The protest of old warriors on Friday is just a taste of what Trump might expect during the weekend: another group of veterans, which rejects fascism, plans to lead a protest on Saturday, indicating the need to take a position “against the misuse of the army by President Donald Trump,” according to Wusa 9.
Protest group 50501 (50 protests, 50 states, one movement) Urging members and supporters to book free tickets To the show, then not to attend in an attempt to create a scattered crowd and a pale show.
What happens after that
The show was appointed for Saturday, but the expectations of national weather service predicted a 60 percent rainfall, with a possible thunderstorm after 2 pm
Alex Dasselva, Alex Dasselva, who had already seemed to seem like washing, said there could be some thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon hours. Newsweek.
