‘He’s Making Things Happen.’ Trump Fans Rally in Washington, D.C.

Earlier this week, a middle-aged woman who gave her name only as Jessica boarded an Amtrak train in Richmond, California, and made the three day trip eastward to Washington. In her bag was a red, white and blue T-shirt and a beanie that simply read “TRUMP.” “Where I’m from, you’re not free to express your political opinions without harm or shunning,” she said, after declining to give her full name. “Free speech has been repressed by violence. You can’t have a Trump bumper sticker on your car. And listen — I don’t consider myself a Republican. I’m an American. But I love his agenda.” Jessica was one of the hundreds of supporters of President Trump who gathered on the National Mall on Saturday for what was called the “Mother of All Rallies” — an event intended, according to promotional material, to “send a direct message to Congress, the media and the world that we stand united to protect and preserve American culture.” The event was unusual — a rally for a political figure who was elected less than a year ago, without a specific proposal animating it. But the people who flocked to Washington on Saturday — many of whom had traveled from places like Florida, upstate New York, and Illinois — were simply delighted to make their voices heard. The ominous clouds overhead never brought rain. For most of midday Saturday, Trump supporters dressed in their finest Amer...
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