Activists from the Democratic National Committee welcomed the presumptive GOP presidential nominee to Capitol Hill Thursday with chants of “Dump Donald Trump!” and by labeling him a “fraud” and a “sexist.”
Donald Trump’s meeting with rank-and-file Republicans from Congress comes about a week before the Republican National Convention where the New York billionaire is facing last-ditch efforts from within the party to derail his candidacy — underscoring the struggles he has had unifying the party.
The DNC activists touted signs that warned that Mr. Trump’s economic plans would cost 3.5 million jobs, and read the “GOP + Trump Dangerous Divisive Deceitful.”
They also waved signs displaying the mug shots of vulnerable Republicans up for re-election in the Senate with “Make America Great Again” hats superimposed atop their heads.
The signs read “#PARTYOFTRUMP” and targeted, among others, Sens. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.
“T-R-U-M-P, no more time for bigotry,” the group bellowed over and over. “Racist, sexist, anti-gay, Donald Trump go away,” they chanted.
• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.
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