Posted on 06/26/2017 11:33:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
When President Trump held a rally at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids last week, he was greeted by a sea of faithful followers and also by a crowd of critics.
Inside the arena, Trump supporters gazed out the venues window at a group of protesters stretched alongside the street.
Jim Lendherr, who voted for Trump, said protesters need to understand what is actually going on in the United States.
I guess its their right to protest, he said. But they ought to get themselves educated so they know whats really going on.
Lendherr said he spoke to a protester who wanted Trump to be impeached, to which Lendherr responded, How come we didnt impeach Obama?
He [the protester] said, I have no idea, Lendherr said. People dont remember the old days, how hard we worked to make this country, and it seems like its getting torn down.
For Trump voter Denis Reglin, Trump is doing what he promised. Reglin said he is proudest of Trumps pick for Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch.
I dont know that much about it, but [Gorsuch] seems really good, Reglin said. [He is] a basic fundamental conservative, with same values as [Antonin Scalia], and we needed that.
Jeanette Dennis and Jamie Mapier, who both voted for Trump, said they laughed when they saw protesters outside the venue.
Theyre yelling, Lock him up, lock him up. For what? Mapier said. What do you want to lock him up for?
For Dennis, the protesters are just a roadblock to halt Trumps accomplishments.
Hes trying to make changes, and hes getting blocked, and theres no reason, Dennis said. Give him a chance; hes trying his best.
For Mount Vernon native Roger Schnittjer, however, policies in with Trumps Republican Party caused him to stray from the GOP.
I cant go with the Republican Party anymore, and I changed some time ago, but the party is no longer what it was, Schnittjer said. In the middle of the [Ronald Reagan] years is when I stopped.
Schnittjer said he ultimately switched parties because of inequality; he believes there has been an increase in inequality, which is what he said will take the country down.
[Its] worse with the current administration, and I would like to see the whole world great again, he said. [Trump] doesnt have a policy. His only policy is to destroy what Obama did because he hates it its going to be a tough four years itll be better at the end of it.
Kris Hale, a protester from Marion, said she and her daughter protested to show support against what she called Trumps hatred.
Theres got to be a better way than the way things are running right now, Hale said. Trump isnt making America great again I cant stand the thought of the ban, or the wall, or anything related to it.
Richard Pitner, a protester from Cedar Rapids, said he showed up to protest because Trump showed up to speak.
Trump is here today, which is why were here today we cant speak to him in D.C. because he doesnt listen, Pitner said. A lot of people are disappointed with how hes operating as president he doesnt know what he means.
Pitner said members of Trumps following are forgetting and ignoring the Constitution.
We are seeing the operation of termites from within, Pitner said. Trump is a termite when his health-care bill is known, I think a lot more people will be upset hes weakening America every day hes in office he doesnt deserve to be president.
Bret Nilles, the Linn County Democratic head, said he thinks Trumps campaign promises exemplify the fantasy world that he seems to live in.
Nilles said he thinks that in terms of talking about things that he said are never going to happen, and in terms of trying to gain support and have people continually look to see whats going to happen next, his presidency is similar to what his campaign was built on.
Thats what it seems like hes doing now as president wanting you to keep coming back and see what theyre going to do next without accomplishing anything, Nilles said.
With all the distractions, he said, he can see why Trump supporters believe him.
The way Trump states whats happening, I could see where if youre not watching him, there are so many distractions going on you believe him. In terms of immigration, immigration in the United States has been declining for the last year, crime rate was at its lowest ever last year, and hes taking credit for it being low now, Nilles said. I think there are so many distractions going on that sheer supporters believe him because you really dont hear the facts of whats happening.
Justin Wasson, the Linn County Republican head, said he thinks Trump is fulfilling his campaign promises.
The Paris Climate Agreement is a classic example, Wasson said. He campaigned on that, he said were pulling out, and he did.
Wasson also said he thinks Trump has also followed through in terms of border security and tax reform.
If anything, I find it interesting how people get surprised when he does some of the stuff he does, he said. He just told for the last two years that this is what hes going to do I think hes really been fulfilling a lot of the promises he made during the campaign.
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....a college newspaper report...the country was divided long ago when colleges became a haven for progressives....
“Schnittjer said he ultimately switched parties because of inequality; he believes there has been an increase in inequality, which is what he said will take the country down.”
Translation: I decided it is easier to loot mt neighbors than to take responsibility for my own life.
If he even exists.
Yes. There is that. Likely just an invention.
for a moment I thought you’d typed
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