'Not My President's Day' protesters rally to oppose Trump (Video)
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'Not My President's Day' protesters rally to oppose Trump (Video)
- February 21, 2017
- David Meyer, sociologist, via CNN, ABC7 and NBC, Feb. 21, 2017
Historically, protests against new presidents are not unusual, said David Meyer, a
sociology professor at the University of California, Irvine, and author of "The Politics
of Protest." "What is unusual is the vigor, speed, size, and number of issues that
they're challenging Trump on," Meyer said. "To have a sustained (protest), every weekend,
every couple of days, and it's a different issue -- I've never seen anything like
this before."
For the full story, please visit http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/20/us/not-my-presidents-day-protests/.
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