Organizers and demonstrators in Philadelphia have called for an emergency anti-war protest at City Hall tonight, following a barrage of threats against Iran posted online by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The tipping point? An April 7 warning that “a whole civilization will die tonight.”
Philly Solidarity Calendar, an online forum for grassroots events, teach-ins and demonstrations in the Philadelphia area published a call to protest Tuesday afternoon via Instagram organized by Workers World Party Philadelphia and MontCo for Palestine.
“A threat to wipeout civilians in Iran is a threat to the whole world[.] Stop the U.S. War Machine!” the flyer reads.
The emergency protest is scheduled for 7 p.m. in front of City Hall.
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The president has been vocal, and explicit, online when referencing the war in Iran.
On Easter Sunday, Trump posted the following threats: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. … There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F***in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
The president had given Tehran until 8 p.m. on Tuesday to open the Strait of Hormuz. The administration has not said what would happen at 8 p.m.
Kaitlyn McCormick is a Philadelphia-based reporter writing all things trending, breaking and city-related for USA TODAY’s Philadelphia Metro Connect Team.
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