Faculty, staff and students from UCLA, including demonstrators dressed as Louis XVI of France and M
The local video is great--short and sweet
Faculty, staff and students from UCLA, including demonstrators dressed as Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette, came together for a peaceful protest with the aim of sending a message to Mnuchin rather than attempting to shut down the event.
Treasury blocks footage of hecklers at Mnuchin interview http://cnnmon.ie/2oAmz1s Local news reports say a group of peaceful demonstrators also gathered outside dressed as French royalty.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/02/26/demonstrators-take-to-ucla-protest-talk-by-treasury-secretary-steve-mnuchin/
Demonstrators Take To UCLA, Protest Talk By Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin
February 26, 2018 at 6:32 pm
Filed Under:Steve Mnuchin, UCLA protest
WESTWOOD (CBSLA) — United States Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin faced protesters while visiting the UCLA for a talk on economic policy Monday afternoon.
Faculty, staff and students from UCLA, including demonstrators dressed as Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette, came together for a peaceful protest with the aim of sending a message to Mnuchin rather than attempting to shut down the event.
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“Clearly in our country now, aristocracy trumps democracy,” one protester told CBS2’s Jo Kwon. “So we’re here to support them and their tax policies and taking from the poor to give to the rich,” said the protester sarcastically.
UCLA law professor Lara Stemple organized the protests and said that protest participants inside the talk plan to show their disapproval of Mnuchin but will avoid shutting down the event with shouting.
“We will be wearing black,” said Stemple. “We will be not applauding at all, instead hissing as appropriate.”
Treasury blocks footage of hecklers at Mnuchin interview
by Jackie Wattles @jackiewattles March 1, 2018: 9:34 PM ET
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin faced heckles and protests during an interview on a college campus this week.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/01/news/steven-mnuchin-ucla-heckling/index.html?sr=twCNN030118steven-mnuchin-ucla-heckling0941PMStory&CNNPolitics=Tw
But the video of Mnuchin's interview with Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal at the University of California Los Angeles isn't on the school's web site. That's because the Treasury Department moved to block the university from releasing footage of the event.
Monday's discussion hit on a range of topics from the recent tax law overhaul to the economy, but was occasionally interrupted by audience members hissing at Mnuchin in unison.
At one point Mnuchin acknowledged them. "I'm dealing with students, I forgot," he said, according to an audio recording of the event, and Ryssdal continued to speak over the hecklers.
Amateur footage on social media also shows audience members yelling at Mnuchin. In the footage, one young woman is hauled away by uniformed police officers.
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