Families Belong Together, Nationwide Immigration Policy Protests
Protesters organized over 700 demonstrations across the United States to oppose the Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy and family separations at the border. The group MarchOn, which previously organized the Kids Against Guns march, led the "Families Belong Together" events. Critics argue the protests were moot because President Trump had already signed an executive order ending the separations two weeks prior.
marchon· donald trump· zero-tolerance policy· aclu· brooklyn bridge· immigration reform
00:00 Q invented Bitcoin. And we're back in 2018. You okay?
00:43 A little flashback? Stop the war! Is that what it was like to you when you watched it yesterday? All the 700 city protests are talking about. Yeah, didn't seem like it was quite as big as previous marches we've seen is that just my perception? It seems a little bit dubious if they had him at all I have two reports well I mean they're bitching about Trump's no tolerance policy which he ended 2 weeks ago Yeah, but the march was planned. The permits were done you know the The donation websites were up to chip in everybody everybody was ready
01:23 It seemed a bit much to me. So I think also we might as well just start re-protesting the war in Vietnam! Okay, now i get you right? Oh that's okay yeah and I thought you'd get it right away No no it took me a second...I actually flipped on the tele screen and I surfed around I saw way too many commercials so that was my first clue like man this is not as big as it was intended to be or what they thought it might be MSNBC They even didn't carry everything live continuously. It came back to in-studio stuff, so it was... you know, it's hard to tell. Because it's dumb! Well… So let's… If I was an editor at one of these guys on the news—let's play the CPS reports. I got two of my summary —not summit summary which one is this? Protests. We've got the wrong clips lined up to discuss.
02:16 Where are these clips? Crazy March. There it is. It was obvious, crazy march baby! So here if I'm the editor... Here's what I would instruct you to do. Now you're the editor of what MSNBC The News Desk? No no this is CBS. If I am one of these guys that are executive editors or editors I'd say okay heres what we want to do first of all Who exactly organized the 700 city protests? MarchOn. MarchOn. MarchOn organized it, which is... Who is MarchOn? Oh, it's the same organization that organized the Kids Against Guns march
03:01 And if you click on the donate link in the chat... I'm going to just tell you right now that nobody ever mentions this group. Well, that's weird! Secondly why doesn't somebody well i'm talking about the CBS people and then why doesn't somebody go to the head of MarchOn and say hey what are you protesting? We're protesting Trump's no tolerance policy zero-tolerance Well, why are you doing that? Because he canceled it like over a week ago. And then there's a judge in California that also chimed in to make it so none of this can go on anymore. So what are you protesting? Well, vote Democrat! It was a fundraising drive
03:46 And an awareness campaign for people to vote for Democrats. There's a lot of violence by the way in this thing, but let's go to Crazy March. We begin tonight with the massive nationwide protest against the president's immigration policy. Tens of thousands of protesters and more than 700 demonstrations like this one in Chicago. In cities and towns from coast-to-coast, every state urging President Trump to reunite families separated at the southern border. of the fallout from his zero tolerance immigration policy. We start with ABC's Kenneth Moten in Washington DC. Tonight a resounding chorus from coast to coast. Tens of thousands of people demanding an end to President Trump's zero-tolerance policy.
04:27 Yeah, I like the coast to coast. It's ABC by the way not CBS. Okay, Coast to Coast. There was all this... People demanding an end to President Trump zero tolerance immigration policy that at one point resulted in the separation of families and the border rallied in the nation's capital I understand rules, I understand process. I understand all that but this is about children. Marsh across the Brooklyn Bridge. This cadence that he's using could easily be... The troops moved across to the front lines and there they saw the enemy! And there it was with the horrible battle! It's a total World War II cinema score- what was the newsreel? What was that called?
05:07 Polygon, polygon news. Yes you could see what was happening. March across the Brooklyn Bridge. Plazas in Boston Chicago and Los Angeles holding signs that read close the detention centers and children don't belong in cages as young girls handwritten message simply says families belong together I think children belong on leashes what do you think? I think so for sure. I think that would be the solution right there! Just as an entremont, i'm going to play the ACLU ad that played during some of this reporting and here we go... It all started when Donald Trump tore thousands of immigrant children away from their parents. I love this Donald Trump
05:54 He tore Donald Trump himself this whole ad. Yeah, the whole ad is like this That's what so interesting about it it is it is completely focusing on Donald Trump ripped him It all started when Donald Trump tore thousands of immigrant children away from their parents We the people challenged him in court and in the streets then Trump was forced to admit that his policy was wrong And he caved The court just ruled that Trump must reunite every family he broke apart Time is ticking these children must see their parents again, and they're counting on us to act quickly That's not exactly what the court said but okay the court didn't say lies you must Lying to the public yeah and taking money not mine. What network? Oh what network are you on by the way I don't know where I think I got that from MSNBC
06:52 That's my network. I'm on the good one, I'm on the regular not the 5G why am i cutting out on you? Well that clip did. Oh yeah it could just be Skype. Yeah well Trump Trump Trump yes get out to vote is really what's going on here but I wonder how many people because if you listen to that report we just played and I'll play part two of a second crazy march. You have to wonder how many people in the march actually have any knowledge of the fact that this is, the March is futile it's stupid. It's a... What I saw here's what I saw, I saw a lot of white people marching. I really was looking at the coverage and I saw predominantly white people marching for this
07:37 I'll back you up on that because locally it was the same thing. It's mostly white people and mostly young white people, and children. And the locals who have no interest in children whatsoever... They don't want any! They're all atheists they hate kids. They got dogs they don't care. You know i'll just play this one clip. The MSNBC So they played this clip, I think with the star of the show of the DC speeches and there were lots of stars. John Legend out there singing his heart out everybody else singing for their kids in the cages and this little girl gets up who clearly does not really know the issues she shouldn't she's eight years old or something but at least MSNBC was honest about it And on a day dedicated to the rights of children The biggest moment may have come from one of the smallest voices
08:34 Many will find 12 year old Leah's message hard to forget. I can totally see what happened with this child. Do you know what that evil President Trump is doing? He is taking children from their parents! It's...I don't think a 12 year old necessarily has the cognizance of the background, of the complications of this story. I think a lot of twelve-year olds do and that one doesn't Well this one..I don't think so and it....you can just tell how she's been soufflé'd yet She's been abused
09:22 Again, customs officials aren't saying what the plan is for reuniting the roughly 2,000 children still separated. But the activists and organizers of yesterday's movement say they want to use this momentum to keep people engaged enough to make a difference at the ballot box. Well there you go! At least they're honest about it. Oh well their heart yeah in an offhanded way The whole thing was dishonest. They're protesting nothing! This is like going, let's protest the Vietnam War! Get out of Vietnam!" So I had to find this kid... There was a bunch of this on Twitter showing their kids holding stupid signs saying- Yes, I saw you tweeting about child abuse and you got a lot of pushback for that? I didn't get a lot, I got mostly support but I did get some push back from the guy himself who posted the picture
10:22 Who is was the editor of the nib? You're an asshole that was no he dropped the f-bomb on me right if I fuck off It was this big journalistic response. He's pretty good Yeah, and so I go back and look at his site And he's got this long cartoon about the kind of the all those negative Civil discourse and how we should be nice to each other. Oh, yes civil civil Yes, so I'm looking at that thing. Holy crap this guy's all into or we should know you know This do Trumps fault that were have the civil discourse issues because people can't be nice to each other And so I go back to clip his thing and then clip his other thing You know is gonna put a little piece together he deleted What a douche
11:11 Who was it that said, I'm looking for it here. It is yes Samantha B Oh yeah one of Samantha bees staff writers tweeted civility and you got you gotta write this one down Civility is a tool of white supremacy What? Yeah have to say my head kind of exploded over that one like what wow? Civility is a tool of white supremacy. I can't find the pin that writes huh oh Let's see if I can find it. Oh, you're actually writing it down? Yeah! It's a good one. It's a tool of white supremacy and I didn't realize that and I'm sorry I called for it. You know feel like a big white douche. You are a douche. Thanks man. You civility white supremacist Can we play part two yes let's finish it up
12:07 More than 700 marches in every state. Demonstrators joined forces with celebrities... We are out here to save the soul of our nation! ...and politicians. President Trump signed an executive order to stop the separations, but more than 2,000 children still haven't been reunited with their parents. This seven-year old from El Salvador separated from his mother for a month, reuniting just yesterday in Virginia. Our Tom Yamas at the border this week asked the head of customs and border protection about the legal back and forth and public pressure. At this point now where we were separating families then the executive order came out and we're keeping families together
12:55 So it's moot. The whole thing was mood, he kind of slipped it in that Trump did sign the executive order but yeah we can't put it as like an afterthought. It was really I thought it was poor journalism from top to bottom covered in covering this and they should have either ignored...it was a moot protest! They should have either not covered it or at least gotten to the bottom of it And be honest with the public. It's just a rally, it was a rally. No they were cheerleading. Yeah they were cheerleading. Plain and simple. They were cheerleading but that's what they do. I did do a little bit of research on a few things mainly the asylum part you know everyone is always talking about the broken immigration system we need comprehensive immigration reform
