Supporters For Trump, Black Lives Matter Take To The Street
August 20, 2020 at 2:15 a.m.
Supporters For Trump, Black Lives Matter Take To The Street
By David [email protected]
One group on the west side of Detroit was out to show support for President Trump, while the other group on the east side chanted “Black Lives Matter.”
John Bellamy organized the pro-Trump rally about a week ago. At its peak during the two hours they were there, he estimated they had 30 to 40 people. They started at 5 p.m. and planned to be there until 7 p.m.
“I only really did it because Trump can’t have his rallies because of the COVID thing, and I’ve been seeing all across America that people are doing this to show their support,” he said. “We didn’t come out here to fight with them. We were here first, just waving flags, people beeping, whatever. Flipping us off. Then they showed up.”
Bellamy said they were there to support the president and the country. He said it was not anti-BLM, “not at all!”
“We had a feeling that they would come, but that’s their prerogative. It’s a free country. Right now it is anyway,” he said.
The Black Lives Matter protesters were smaller in number but just as passionate about their cause.
“It’s just a bunch of people that decided to do this at the last minute,” said one Leesburg woman who declined to give her name. “Because they were here, we decided to rally, too.”
She said they were a “bunch of concerned citizens about the racism that Trump perpetuates in this country.”
The woman said they weren’t sure how long they were going to stay, but “we saw them out here and we decided to do something about it. We don’t have a time frame, we’re not organized. We’re just here to say Black lives matter. We’re not going to tolerate the racism of the Trump campaign, we’re not going to tolerate the racism that he spews and his people spews. We’re not tolerating it anymore. We’re going to stand up to it.”
She said the BLM rally was organized quickly, around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Miriam Metych said she was going to CVS to pick up a prescription when she saw the BLM group. “I jumped out of my car and ran over and wanted to give each of them a hug because I stand for what they stand for,” she said.
She ended up holding one end of the BLM flag. “It was just a moment. I didn’t expect it, and I’m proud to be here,” she said.
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One group on the west side of Detroit was out to show support for President Trump, while the other group on the east side chanted “Black Lives Matter.”
John Bellamy organized the pro-Trump rally about a week ago. At its peak during the two hours they were there, he estimated they had 30 to 40 people. They started at 5 p.m. and planned to be there until 7 p.m.
“I only really did it because Trump can’t have his rallies because of the COVID thing, and I’ve been seeing all across America that people are doing this to show their support,” he said. “We didn’t come out here to fight with them. We were here first, just waving flags, people beeping, whatever. Flipping us off. Then they showed up.”
Bellamy said they were there to support the president and the country. He said it was not anti-BLM, “not at all!”
“We had a feeling that they would come, but that’s their prerogative. It’s a free country. Right now it is anyway,” he said.
The Black Lives Matter protesters were smaller in number but just as passionate about their cause.
“It’s just a bunch of people that decided to do this at the last minute,” said one Leesburg woman who declined to give her name. “Because they were here, we decided to rally, too.”
She said they were a “bunch of concerned citizens about the racism that Trump perpetuates in this country.”
The woman said they weren’t sure how long they were going to stay, but “we saw them out here and we decided to do something about it. We don’t have a time frame, we’re not organized. We’re just here to say Black lives matter. We’re not going to tolerate the racism of the Trump campaign, we’re not going to tolerate the racism that he spews and his people spews. We’re not tolerating it anymore. We’re going to stand up to it.”
She said the BLM rally was organized quickly, around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Miriam Metych said she was going to CVS to pick up a prescription when she saw the BLM group. “I jumped out of my car and ran over and wanted to give each of them a hug because I stand for what they stand for,” she said.
She ended up holding one end of the BLM flag. “It was just a moment. I didn’t expect it, and I’m proud to be here,” she said.
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