GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Anti-Trump demonstrators gathered at the city deck in downtown Green Bay Friday expressing their discontent with the new President-elect.
The event was originally posted on Facebook and the number of people who wanted to attend the rally kept growing.
Will Albers was one of the protestors that showed up. He says he’s not sure what the rally will accomplish but knows that he doesn’t agree with Donald Trump’s past behavior.
“I don’t like that he’s a racist and a misogynist and that he’s our president. I mean that’s pretty screwed up,” Albers said. “Trump said that we should ban all Muslims from entering the United States. He said Mexicans are rapists and drug dealers, like, that’s just not cool.”
Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith was on hand making sure the event stayed peaceful and safe.
“We met with the organizers. We spent some time talking about what the rules are of the City Deck and walking on the streets in Green Bay. We just want to make sure they have the right to peacefully protest, peacefully assemble, say what’s on their mind without hurting anybody or causing any property damage,” said Smith. “We think we have an obligation to protect these folks and make sure they have the right to say what’s on their mind. Other people can come out and counter demonstrate as long as nobody gets hurt, then we’re going to be okay.”
Several cities across the U.S. have been experiencing a number protests this week against President-elect Trump.
