Despite Trump Threats
Protests against Donald Trump’s harsh immigration policies spread Wednesday across the United States despite a military-backed crackdown in Los Angeles and threats by the hard-right Republican president to use “heavy force.”
In Los Angeles, where the unrest began last Friday, an overnight curfew intended to keep people out of the downtown area was largely effective, with police arresting around 25 people who had refused to leave.
Officers patrolled near government buildings, and storekeepers boarded up windows to protect against vandalism.
“I would say for the most part everything is hunky dory right here at Ground Zero,” protester Lynn Sturgis, 66, a retired school teacher, said.
“Our city is not at all on fire, it’s not burning down, as our terrible leader is trying to tell you.”