Protests Against Trump
The Trump Rally in Lexington on Nov. 4 spurred downtown protests
Victoria Bravo, Staff Reporter|November 5, 2019
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A unique sign that showed a play on President Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again.”
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People conversing in the early goings of the protest before Triangle Park got packed with protesters yelling their cause.
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The vacant lot of what was once a teaming watch party that cleared out as more republicans walked onto the stage to make speeches.
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A photo of the protesters set up blocking Main Street at South Broadway.
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The early goings of the protest did not feature much chanting or many people, most simply held up signs or conversed with one another.
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Protesters were there to speak out against many Republican Party members, especially Matt Bevin, President Trump, and Mitch McConnell.
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Many street vendors looked to take advantage of the situation and were selling everything form rubber ducks to flags in support of the president.
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A close up of the protest at the climax of the event with many signs with slogans mocking the president.
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The early hours of the protest when the chants were brewing and the tensions started to rise.
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A man holding a sign present at the climax of the protest using a play on the president’s name.
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Hundreds of protesters filled Triangle Park in downtown Lexington to make their voices heard on the issues they believed to be important.
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A man posing as Abraham Lincoln displaying signs with some of Lincoln’s more famous quotes on them with a small group of protesters behind him.
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Two women holding a sign using a play on words, using the word “Trump” to mean both the name of the president and the word meaning to overcome and beat.
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One of the many signs depicting a variant of the night’s most common chant, “Lock him up.”
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Many of President Trump’s supporters filling into Rupp Arena, which was near capacity at 20,500.

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