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Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Steve Bannon to headline Greenville GOP "America First" event
Yvonne Julian, chairwoman of the Greenville County Republican Party, described the local GOP as an 'America First' collection of activists. The slate of speakers at the party's upcoming convention reflects its hardline support for President Donald Trump's agenda. The Monday, April 14, evening event at the Greenville Convention Center will feature Steve Bannon, a former chief strategist in Trump's first administration and host of the War Room podcast. He is known as a populist with a penchant for provocative commentary. Other speakers include U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC 1st District), as well as state treasurer Curtis Loftis, and WORD host Bill Frady. 'The convention – when all Greenville County precincts elect the party's county leadership – will be a massive MAGA Trump event,' according to the party's website. The Greenville GOP has been controlled in recent years by the hard-charging America First caucus. Julian described the group's takeover of the party as 'draining the swamp at the local level.' According the party website, 'Delegate spots are still open and all MAGA voters are encouraged to attend' the convention. For more information about the convention or to reserve tickets, Greenville County residents are encouraged to call 864-243-8528 or email team@ This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Greenville GOP convention promises to be 'massive MAGA Trump event'
USA Today
06-02-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Anti-Trump protesters rally in Columbia: 'Make our government work for all of us'
Protesters gathered in Columbia on Wednesday as part of coordinated nationwide demonstrations opposing actions by President Donald Trump's administration. About 300 people showed up outside the South Carolina state capital for the 50 Protest 50 States One Day protest or 50501 Movement that originated on social media. Protesters carried signs, repeatedly chanted "vote them out," and heard from speakers, all designed to voice displeasure with Trump and the seeming embrace of Project 2025, a conservative effort to remake the federal government. The scene was similar to protests in other state capitals and Washington, D.C. A South Carolina organizer, Blake Justice, a restaurant general manager in Columbia, said he was not affiliated with any political group but saw the 50501 Movement on social media and decided to mobilize on Facebook after not finding an event in Columbia. "The primary reason is to reject Project 2025, now known as American First," he said. He called Project 2025 "an all-encompassing guidebook" of the Republican Party to strip women of abortion rights, deport immigrants, restrict medical access, remove social safety nets, and "lessen taxes for the wealthy while increasing taxes on day-to-day citizens." More:Four popular restaurants and social spaces closed last month in Greenville, here's why. He added while there are many Trump administration policies to reject, "the one we reject overall is Project 2025." The president has signed a flurry of executive orders since taking office on Jan. 20, including cracking down on illegal immigration, eliminating diversity, equity, and including programs and pardoning people convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He has also shut down international aid programs and enlisted billionaire Elon Musk to cut the federal workforce. Yvonne Julian, chairwoman of the Greenville County Republican Party, criticized the protests. She said the organizers favor actions that are either illegal or "make no sense." "They are people who are in favor of allowing people to enter the country illegally. They're essentially people who are in favor of doing things that either are morally wrong or, in some cases, actually morally repugnant," Julian said. Melanie Trimble, a therapist and activist from Columbia, said she was at the rally because she knows many people who need government to work. "I have friends who are afraid about healthcare and housing, food, their children's education, going to college, whether they'll be attacked in the street. I have Black friends, gay friends and they all need us to be an ally."..I'm here... trying to make our government work for all of us."
