Protests planned as Trump visits Paris to commemorate Bastille Day
Source: sky.com
03:05, UK, Thursday 13 July 2017
Donald Trump heads to Paris today for France's annual Bastille Day commemorations, with protesters declaring "no go areas" for the US President.
Activists plan to gather at the famous Place de la Republique, ahead of main event on Friday which President Trump will attend alongside his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
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But there are fears the visit could be overshadowed by people demonstrating against Trump's policies on climate change and immigration, as well as Macron's own plans to loosen labour laws.
A group called Paris Against Trump has used social media to send out the message that he is not welcome - and security will be intense in a city which has seen a series of terrorist attacks in recent years.
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Read more: http://news.sky.com/story/protests-planned-as-trump-visits-paris-to-commemorate-bastille-day-10946561
I hope huge, loud crowds show up and that all are safe.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
'No Trump Zone' Planned in Paris Ahead of President's Visit
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/07/12/no-trump-zone-planned-paris-ahead-presidents-visit
Protesters prepare to greet Trump during Bastille Day visit
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Trump will attend France's national holiday celebrations despite disagreements with the French president, and low approval ratings in France. (Photo: PASCAL.VAN/Flickr/cc)
the Trump administration attempts to deflect questions from the press regarding Donald Trump Jr.'s controversial meeting during last year's campaign with a Russian lawyer, the president himself has kept a relatively low profile ahead of a scheduled trip to France this week—but the French aren't expected to give him a warm welcome as hundreds of demonstrators plan to form a "No Trump Zone" in Paris, where they will march in protest of Trump's visit and his policies.
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The group "Paris Against Trump" is behind the plans for a "No Trump Zone" in the Place de la Republique in the center of Paris. As the group wrote on Facebook, "Trump is not welcome in Paris. We are opposed to his positions on the climate crisis, his international politics against migrants, his sexist speeches and behavior, his Islamophobia and racist remarks, his military plans around the world and his neo-liberalism and capitalism."
Trump will apparently not be able to escape Americans who disapprove of him, as the organizers have said the group will include "an American contingent."
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Trump is unpopular across Europe. A recent Pew poll found that only 14 percent of French citizens have confidence in his ability to lead, with similar approval ratings throughout the continent...................
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