Meanwhile, hundreds of people rallied outside Trump Tower in Manhattan Sunday to protest Trump’s proposals to ban all Muslim immigrants and deport millions of undocumented people. The “Dump Trump” protest also took aim at major cable networks that have given Trump far more airtime than other candidates. Maha Hilal of the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms said the corporate media has served as a megaphone for Trump’s campaign.
Maha Hilal: “Why can Donald Trump have a universal platform to say these things about Muslims? We need to stop that. So, again, we’re not here because we’re trying to make a moral claim to Donald Trump or anyone in the Democratic or Republican Party. We’re here because we need to mobilize. We’re here because they’re only going to listen to us if we come out in numbers. They’re not going to listen to us if they said it hurt our feelings. They’re not going to listen to us because it’s not OK to be racist. They’re going to listen to us when we come out in these streets and march and demand our rights.”