“For a guy who’s been dead for nearly 70 years, George Orwell has never been hotter,” said Avlon. “Sales of his dystopian novel 1984 surged to the top of the charts after President Trump’s inauguration.” He noted the similarities between Trump’s attacks on “fake news” and the assaults on truth by the all-powerful state laid out in Orwell’s novel: “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
“And then I heard that there were protests,” he said. “I don’t see any protests.”
He added: “I didn’t see the protesters until just a little while ago, and it was a very, very small group of people put in for political reasons. So it was fake news.”
There was audible “booing” as Trump and May exited 10 Downing St. for their short walk to the courtyard where their press conference was held.
BY BILLY PERRIGO
JULY 13, 2018
Thousands of protesters filled central London on Friday to demonstrate against President Donald Trump during his visit to the United Kingdom.
The day’s protests in London began with the launch of a six-meter tall blimp depicting Trump as an orange baby outside Britain’s parliament, which launched despite the fact that activists said they had received threats it could be shot down.
Protests swelled early in the afternoon, with crowds assembling close to the BBC headquarters in central London before marching through the streets. Under a hot midday sun, the crowds chanted “hey, ho, Donald Trump has got to go” and “Donald Trump, go away, racist, sexist, anti-gay.”
“And then I heard that there were protests,” he said. “I don’t see any protests.”
He added: “I didn’t see the protesters until just a little while ago, and it was a very, very small group of people put in for political reasons. So it was fake news.”
There was audible “booing” as Trump and May exited 10 Downing St. for their short walk to the courtyard where their press conference was held.
BY BILLY PERRIGO
JULY 13, 2018
Thousands of protesters filled central London on Friday to demonstrate against President Donald Trump during his visit to the United Kingdom.
The day’s protests in London began with the launch of a six-meter tall blimp depicting Trump as an orange baby outside Britain’s parliament, which launched despite the fact that activists said they had received threats it could be shot down.
Protests swelled early in the afternoon, with crowds assembling close to the BBC headquarters in central London before marching through the streets. Under a hot midday sun, the crowds chanted “hey, ho, Donald Trump has got to go” and “Donald Trump, go away, racist, sexist, anti-gay.”
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