Protesters block Mount Rushmore road before Trump visit

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Protesters block Mount Rushmore road before Trump visit

Protesters block Mount Rushmore road before Trump visit

Protesters blocked a road to Mount Rushmore on Friday (July 3), as President Donald Trump began his July Fourth celebrations with a trip to the landmark despite concerns about large gatherings which could spread coronavirus and criticism from Native Americans.

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Donald Trump decries cancel culture at Mount Rushmore event [Video]

Donald Trump decries cancel culture at Mount Rushmore event

US President Donald Trump took aim at so-called ā€œcancel cultureā€ during an impassioned speech at Mount Rushmore.His comments at the South Dakota landmark came amid wider discussion on race issues in the US and overseas, with statues and monuments taken down either by vote or by force.Mr Trump accused protesters pushing for racial justice of engaging in a ā€œmerciless campaign to wipe out our historyā€.

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Trump vows Mount Rushmore will 'stand forever' [Video]

Trump vows Mount Rushmore will 'stand forever'

President Donald Trump was expected to rail against a "left wing mob" for seeking to "tear down" U.S. history at a celebration with thousands of supporters at Mount Rushmore on Friday (July 3), shrugging off concerns about social distancing during a pandemic.

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Trump to visit Mount Rushmore amid controversy [Video]

Trump to visit Mount Rushmore amid controversy

[NFA] President Donald Trump will begin his July Fourth celebrations with a trip to Mount Rushmore on Friday despite concerns about gathering a large crowd during the novel coronavirus pandemic and criticism from Native Americans about the visit. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said 'numerous people' were in jail or were going to jail and he is looking at 'long-term sentences' for protesters who tried to topple a statue of former President Andrew Jackson near the White House late on Monday.

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ArtemisTheHedgehog RT @LilRichie420: I suppose DEMs support this crap? Protesters Slash Tires, Block Roads At Mount Rushmore Ahead Of Trump’s Fourth Of July E… 10 seconds ago

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Mike Lopez RT @TimRunsHisMouth: Protesters wouldnt have tried to block the roads to Mount Rushmore tonight if they believed the polls. 13 seconds ago

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Melanie Needham #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor RT @IndianCountry: "We don’t need them to give us permission to do this on our land; we intend to stay here indefinitely throughout the nig… 32 seconds ago

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Don Anton_ RT @thehill: WATCH: Indigenous protesters block highway as Trump makes his way to Mount Rushmore, police use smoke bombs on crowd https://t… 36 seconds ago

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Channel for Healing RT @DavidJHarrisJr: Radical thugs block the entrance to Mount Rushmore ahead of a speech by President Trump. https://t.co/HvY6mke21f 37 seconds ago

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āŒTime Is Up For The Corrupt LeftāŒā­ļøā­ļøā­ļø RT @ckkirsch1: This is unacceptable What the***now? POS’s. Protesters block road leading to Mount Rushmore ahead of Tru… 38 seconds ago

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Jan Maree Smith RT @KDuffySr: Protesting is OK. I support it. Blocking the road and preventing the rights of others is not. Lock them up! Only 15? #LawAndO… 38 seconds ago