Youth protest against Trump permitted during Davos Forum
Source: Associated Press
Updated 8:48 am CST, Thursday, January 10, 2019
GENEVA (AP) — Officials in Davos have authorized a protest by a Socialist youth group against U.S. President Donald Trump and other expected attendees of the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort this month.
Authorities rejected a similar protest request last year when Trump attended the elite event, citing heavy snowfall.
Julia Baumgartner, secretary-general of Switzerland's Young Socialists, said Thursday that her group was "very excited" about the chance to demonstrate.
Baumgartner said she expected no more than 150 to 200 protesters because the rally falls on a Thursday when people are at work and school. The protest is to show opposition to Trump, freshly inaugurated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and the wealthy elites gathered in Davos, she said.
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Could it be Trump didn't really want to go to Davos because he learned of the plans for this demonstration?
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