{"id":7968,"date":"2025-08-01T00:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T00:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7968"},"modified":"2025-08-01T00:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T00:40:18","slug":"demonstrators-in-princeton-voice-concerns-about-trump-administration-deportations-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7968","title":{"rendered":"Demonstrators in Princeton voice concerns about Trump administration, deportations – Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"


People gather during a No Kings Independence Day protest was held on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Rotary Park in Princeton. <\/span>(Scott Anderson)
More than 100 people gathered Saturday at Princeton\u2019s<\/a> Rotary Park to protest President Donald Trump and what demonstrators described as rising authoritarianism in American politics.
Carrying signs and waving American flags at passing cars on North Main Street the day after Independence Day, many attendees who gathered called for the defense of democracy and support for vulnerable communities.
Rosanna Stremlau, of Princeton, said she believes people showing up to the protests is about more than just party politics.
\u201cWhether you\u2019re Democrat or Republican is immaterial,\u201d Wilkin said. \u201cIt\u2019s about whether you support policies that hurt vulnerable people.\u201d
People gather during a No Kings Independence Day protest was held on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Rotary Park in Princeton. <\/span>(Scott Anderson)
Nancy Churchill of Princeton echoed the sentiment, explaining she wanted to attend because of concerns about policies hurting children and low-income families.
\u201cI think they\u2019re taking health care and food away from the poor while giving tax breaks to the wealthy,\u201d Churchill said. \u201cWhat\u2019s happening in Washington right now is just the opposite of what America stands for.\u201d
Rich Wilkin of Ohio<\/a>, said he has little hope in the current administration and what\u2019s been happening with deportations, however, protests like this one and the many across the country give him hope.
\u201cI gain hope and from being with people that are like minded and who see how our country and marginalized folks are being harmed,\u201d Wilkin said.
Steve Gasuigne of Princeton, wore a shirt that read \u201cImpeach Trump\u201d and explained it often sparks quiet support in public, however, he urges those people not to hold back.
\u201cPeople come up to me and whisper, \u2018I like your shirt\u2019,\u201d Gasuigne said. \u201cAnd I tell them: that\u2019s good but there\u2019s no need to whisper. We need to speak out together.\u201d
Terry Nelson, a 76-year-old U.S. Army veteran from LaMoille<\/a>, was at a similar protest in Princeton two weeks ago, and was happy to see a good turnout on Saturday.
\u201cI\u2019m bewildered and angry about what\u2019s happening in our country right now,\u201d Nelson said. \u201cThe feeling of solidarity out here is something I haven\u2019t felt in decades.\u201d
Nelson said the protest reminded him of marching for civil rights in the 1960s.
\u201cI\u2019m proud to see so many people show up – this is what democracy looks like,\u201d he said.
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