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Tulsa PD remove protester in ‘I can’t breath’ T- shirt from Trump’s campaign rally for trespassing | |
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A Black Lives Matter activist has been removed from Donald Trump’s campaign event in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While the protester claimed to have a ticket to the event, police said letting people in was up to the organizers’ discretion. | |
A woman donning a black t-shirt reading “I can't breathe” was removed from the grounds of the rally on Saturday. | A woman donning a black t-shirt reading “I can't breathe” was removed from the grounds of the rally on Saturday. |
The woman was sitting on the ground when police officers approached her and asked her to leave, footage from the scene shows. The protester said she had a ticket for the rally, yet she was promptly cuffed and led away. | The woman was sitting on the ground when police officers approached her and asked her to leave, footage from the scene shows. The protester said she had a ticket for the rally, yet she was promptly cuffed and led away. |
The woman, identified as Sheila Buck, was removed from the rally at the request of the Trump campaign's staff, local police said in a statement. | |
The incident prompted an angry reaction online, with many flocking to the Tusla police social media to condemn their actions. Critics accused officers of violating the protester’s 1st Amendment rights. | |
Facing backlash, police had to further elaborate on the incident, explaining that the protester was in a “private event area” and it was the campaign staff's right to ask for people to be removed. | |
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