A Protester Chants 'Trump Is a Traitor' Outside a Washington Vigil for Charlie Kirk
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A Protester Chants 'Trump Is a Traitor' Outside a Washington Vigil for Charlie Kirk
Outside a Charlie Kirk vigil in Washington, D.C., a protester works a megaphone through repeated chants calling Donald Trump a traitor, tying him to January 6 and the Proud Boys, while mourners gather nearby. When a reporter asks whether it's insensitive to protest Trump at a vigil for someone who was just killed, the protester insists the chants have nothing to do with Charlie Kirk and everything to do with Trump, who was expected to attend. The reporter pushes back harder, pointing out that the chanting is drowning out people, including children, who are actively grieving just a short distance away. The exchange captures a moment where political protest and public mourning collided head-on outside the same event, with neither side backing down. It's a brief but pointed look at how a memorial gathering became the backdrop for a political confrontation that had little to do with the person being mourned.
Outside a vigil held for Charlie Kirk in Washington, D.C., a protester used a megaphone to repeatedly chant that Donald Trump is a traitor and responsible for an insurrection, tying the chants to January 6, 2021, and referencing the Proud Boys and Trump together. The chanting continued steadily as mourners gathered nearby.
'I'm Not Saying Anything About Charlie'
A reporter approached the protester and asked whether it felt insensitive to be chanting about Trump at a gathering held to mourn Charlie Kirk. The protester responded that the chants weren't about Kirk at all, but about Trump, who was expected to attend. Pressed on whether this was still the right place to protest, the protester said that since Trump would be there, it was exactly the right place, and continued chanting that Trump is a traitor.
'You Are Interrupting People in Grief'
Bystanders pointed out that people nearby were crying, including friends of Kirk and children. The reporter told the protester directly that the chanting was interrupting people who were mourning and grieving, including crying children just a short distance away, and asked whether the protester had anything better to do. The protester did not stop.
