By Mark Weyermuller -
Things are heating up with less then 20 days till the election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Tuesday, about 200 anti-Trump protesters held an early morning demonstration in front of the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago. The plan was to form a human chain not allowing people into the hotel and condominium building that bears the Trump name. The protesters were mostly women and many appeared to be students.
The protest (dubbed #pu****grabsback) was well organized and coordinated in several cities at the same time. Many of the participants were from Columbia College a few short blocks away. Several people mention that the students were given college credit to attend the event for one hour.
Many of the anti-Trump protesters carried offensive signs naming body parts along with crude statements. The irony is they were protesting crude statements made by Trump 11 years ago in a private conversation that was secretly recorded, "open mike" with far more crude statements.
This unfolding today as James O'Keefe is releasing videos showing possible coordination between the Democrat National Committee and the these types of protest groups that may even extend to the White House. Does anybody remember WATERGATE?
O'Keefe's videos includes statements by Bob Creamer about inciting violence at Trump rallies. Creamer is the husband Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. There are rumors of Schakowsky being asked her to withdraw from her congressional race, which is becoming closer with a serious election challenge by Republican Joan McCarthy Lasonde.
There was a large police presence along with metal barriers in place, keeping the group across the street from the hotel entrance. About 75 policemen stood ready. It was reported there were no arrests made and I witnessed no violence. Several policemen I interviewed said they were taken off regular patrols to monitor this event.
In addition, all the police I spoke to (off the record) are supporting Trump for president.
About a dozen Trump supporters stood across the street holding a counter demonstration. They were all grassroots supporters, mostly meeting on Facebook.
I found this was not widely reported so far today in local coverage. I also found the media was alerted to the event with news releases of a "professional" manner showing this was by far from a grassroots event by the anti-Trump people
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With less then 20 days left, we expect a wild ride. There is the final debate tomorrow, daily releases from Wikileaks, Trumps alleged past behavior, Hillary's health, and a huge battle among the main stream media of their coverage.
Early voting is taking place now with Election Day on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Don't forget to vote!
All these photos by Mark Weyermuller – More photos of Tuesday's protest found HERE. Caution: Vulgar and crude language.
Mark Weyermuller is small business person, real estate professional, and conservative activist in Chicago. He is a citizen journalist and regular contributor to Illinois Review. Mark can be heard weekly on the radio in a "man in the street segment" at 10:31pm as a regular guest on the Stephanie Trussell Show heard Sunday nights 9pm-midnight on WLS 890-AM.
