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Dozens of black-clad women staged a sit-in outside of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday as part of a nationwide blockade against the Republican presidential nominee.
Marching down Fifth Avenue toward Trump Tower and numerous TV cameras at 7:30 a.m., protesters held signs that read "GOP Hands Off Me" and "Pussy Fights Back," in reference to comments made by Donald Trump on a 2005 audio tape, including saying he grabs women “by the pussy.” The women protesters also banged on pots and pans, tooted kazoos and, in one case, played the saxophone.
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As they shouted chants including, "Back up, back up, we want freedom, freedom, tell the sexist GOP that we don't need 'em, need 'em," a handful of police officers kept watch outside Trump Tower. Several passersby by stopped and stared, while others walked by with bemused looks on their faces.
Tuesday's demonstration was led by women who say they are survivors of sexual assault. Protesters in New York urged women to avoid voting for Trump and the Republican Party. They also called on GOP members to withdraw their endorsements of Trump. Protests were also being held in other locations, including outside Trump properties in Miami and Washington, D.C.
“I worked in the service industry and in restaurants all through high school and college. Sexual assault and harassment is nothing to be joked about, from personal experience,” protester Lila Carpenter tells Newsweek. “The thought of the GOP endorsing that action is terrifying because they’re one of the largest and most powerful institutions in our country.”
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Dozens of black-clad women staged a sit-in outside of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday as part of a nationwide blockade against the Republican presidential nominee.
Marching down Fifth Avenue toward Trump Tower and numerous TV cameras at 7:30 a.m., protesters held signs that read "GOP Hands Off Me" and "Pussy Fights Back," in reference to comments made by Donald Trump on a 2005 audio tape, including saying he grabs women “by the pussy.” The women protesters also banged on pots and pans, tooted kazoos and, in one case, played the saxophone.
As they shouted chants including, "Back up, back up, we want freedom, freedom, tell the sexist GOP that we don't need 'em, need 'em," a handful of police officers kept watch outside Trump Tower. Several passersby by stopped and stared, while others walked by with bemused looks on their faces.
Tuesday's demonstration was led by women who say they are survivors of sexual assault. Protesters in New York urged women to avoid voting for Trump and the Republican Party. They also called on GOP members to withdraw their endorsements of Trump. Protests were also being held in other locations, including outside Trump properties in Miami and Washington, D.C.
“I worked in the service industry and in restaurants all through high school and college. Sexual assault and harassment is nothing to be joked about, from personal experience,” protester Lila Carpenter tells Newsweek. “The thought of the GOP endorsing that action is terrifying because they’re one of the largest and most powerful institutions in our country.”
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