OPINION: Another Lame Protest Against Trump to be Held in San Angelo

SAN ANGELO, TX — Less than two months after we had a “No Kings” rally in San Angelo so liberals could whine about President Donald Trump, we have another protest scheduled for Saturday.

This time, the gathering is called “Rise Against the Regime,” which is part of a series of nationwide protests in response to the Trump administration hurting Democrats’ feelings.

As we saw during Monday’s town hall meeting in San Angelo with Rep. August Pfluger — when liberals basically hijacked the event by repeatedly yelling, interrupting and insulting the congressman — the truth doesn’t matter to these people.

Among other ridiculous questions, Pfluger was asked why money was redirected away from flood victims in San Angelo to concentration camps for illegal immigrants.

No part of that question was based in reality.

Money wasn’t redirected away from flood victims, and detention centers aren’t concentration camps.

The 50501 Movement is operating in a similar way, by manipulating the truth. Here’s how they describe the purpose of these protests: 

“The 50501 Movement is calling for a mass mobilization to channel our collective rage against the Trump regime for its weaponization of ICE against our communities, construction of concentration camps, covering up of the Epstein Files, attacks on transgender rights, and its dismantling of Medicaid, SNAP, USAID, the Department of Education, NOAA, and the National Weather Service into collective action,” according to a press release.

Where do you even start with that jumbled mess of lies?

Cleaning up the immigration mess made by the last administration is not weaponizing ICE against our communities. 

No concentration camps are being built. 

The Epstein Files could have been released during Biden’s term, but Democrats didn’t seem interested then. However, most reasonable people surely agree that anyone involved in crimes related to Epstein should be prosecuted, whether they’re Republican or Democrat.

Transgender rights aren’t under attack. Society just came to its senses and finally decided to protect girls and women. 

And lastly, Trump isn’t dismantling the National Weather Service, the NOAA, Medicaid or SNAP. That’s all a lie. Cuts and changes are being made. 

USAID was a wasteful disaster, so good riddance, and the Department of Education clearly isn’t working. ​​This year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that 70% of eighth graders were below proficient in reading, and 72% were below proficient in math. Why wouldn’t we want to overhaul an agency overseeing that?

If you disagree with Trump’s policies – or just hate him — at least operate with honesty when having discussions about him so a constructive conversation is possible. You’re probably not going to find that at Saturday’s protest.

However, if you plan on attending, the protest is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon at “the corner of Kids Kingdom Park,” according to the event’s Facebook page. The park is located at 290 W. River Dr.

Protesters are strongly discouraged from using explicit language on signs, particularly with the event right next to one of the city’s biggest playgrounds for children for some reason.