BREAKING: Protestors using vans to block entrance to Mt. Rushmore event. Removing tires creating physical barrier to event. pic.twitter.com/og0DND5FHH
— Jordan Parker (@jordanparker_) July 3, 2020
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Oglala Lakota tribe member Nick Tilsen says Mount Rushmore is a “symbol of white supremacy.”
“When you carve out four white men who were colonizers, who committed genocides against indigenous people … and for that to be okay in society today is fundamentally wrong.” pic.twitter.com/mrnM4RJgpC
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 3, 2020
Aide says President Trump will focus on divisive culture war issues during tonight’s Mt. Rushmore speech. @PamelaBrownCNN reports pic.twitter.com/kjlJbOeGVO
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) July 3, 2020
Trump is en route to Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota. While he holds a maskless rally on sacred Lakota land, stand w/ Native-led voter groups by donating at https://t.co/qIBDq6ylnO. He’s been at war with Indigneous People since Day One. Help them fight back. pic.twitter.com/EIk8BdLWhF
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) July 3, 2020