After his and the Malignant Fascist's ambush of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on Friday, JD Vance got a taste of his own medicine when Vermonters turned out by the thousands to protest his betrayal and a host of other attacks on democracy as he began a skiing weekend:
"In the wake of Vice President JD Vance’s ski trip to Sugarbush resort this weekend, the Mad River Valley was transformed into a hotbed of protests against the administration of President Donald Trump.
In the largest planned demonstration Saturday morning, Vermonters and visitors stood along a stretch of Main Street by the Mad River Green in Waitsfield toting protest signs and flags that expressed concerns ranging from the state of democracy to climate change to LGBTQ+ rights.
A stream of vehicles sporting similar signage drove by honking and waving, joining in on the morning rally. Protest organizers estimated the turnout in Waitsfield ranged between 1,000 and 3,000 people. [snip]
Tisa Rennau, a protest organizer from North Fayston with the group Indivisible Mad River Valley, said many Vermonters were outraged to learn Vance was coming to the region to recreate and vacation after the Trump’s administration’s widespread federal funding cuts and worker layoffs in recent weeks.
Rennau added that Trump and Vance’s clash in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday morning undermined America’s position on the international stage and motivated more people to show up that day.
'People are angry, especially after what occurred in the White House yesterday where we absolutely humiliated an ally,' Rennau said. 'We are no longer the leader of the free world. What has happened? This is not the America we expect to be.'
Many protesters donning the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag lined the streets, and Rennau held a flower bouquet of the same color scheme herself." (our emphasis)
Significantly, the Vermont protest is one of dozens that rose up nationwide to protest the despicable meeting and other assaults on democracy since the MF and his co-President, South African fascist Elon "Dick" Musk took office. From the Guardian:
"Pro-Ukraine protests have taken place across the US after Donald Trump and JD Vance's angry exchange with Volodymr Zelensky at the White House. [snip]
Videos posted on social networks showed hundreds of demonstrators gathered in New York’s Times Square, many carrying the blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine on their backs. In Los Angeles county, a pro-Ukraine crowd rallied in front of a SpaceX’s facility, and protesters in Boston held an “emergency rally” for “fair peace” for Ukraine at Boston Common.
'Ukraine wants fair peace. Ukraine wants the war to end,' the group Boston Supports Ukraine wrote on Facebook. 'Ukraine wants all of this on fair terms with security guarantees.'”
As the consequences of the betrayal of Ukraine and Musk's "chainsaw" cuts to popular programs expand, the resistance is starting to feel a momentum in pushing back. If we only had more courageous Dem leaders with us.
(photo: Vermont protests JD Vance)
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