NATIVE AMERICANS/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A group of mainly Native American protesters blocked the road leading up to Mount Rushmore for three hours before President Donald Trump gave a speech at the national monument Friday night. When they refused to disband, the protesters faced off with the South Dakota National Guard, which shot close-range shells at their feet and sprayed some protesters with pepper spray, according to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader…
Trump went on to give a divisive speech at Mount Rushmore, saying the country was under siege by ‘far-left’ fascists waging ‘a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values and indoctrinate our children.'”
-Ashley Collman, “Native American protesters blocked the road leading up to Mount Rushmore and faced off with the National Guard in the hours before Trump’s fiery speech,” businessinsider.com, July 4, 2020