Members of the Bikers for Trump organization gathered outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC) location in Milwaukee on Wednesday as a show of support for President Donald Trump.
According to the Bikers for Trump website, the group is a “grassroots organization of patriotic civilian crusaders who are committed to supporting President Trump’s agenda and preserving American freedoms.”
While much of the 2020 DNC is voluntarily held and uses pre-taped speeches by Democrats, the Bikers for Trump can be heard in a video posted online announcing their approval of the re-election campaign of Trump.
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Newsweek reached the DNC for comment.
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Bikers told Trump founder Chris Cox that his organization was not in Milwaukee to “poke the bear, but we’re here to keep an eye on things.”
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Cox said that when his group was in Cleveland, Ohio, “the Democrats were around. Some of them threw what they call ‘urine bombs’ into the crowd.”
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The group’s presence at the DNC, according to Cox, is to support law enforcement and the Milwaukee Police Union. On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Police Union endorsed Trump’s re-election.
Cox said the difference between Bikers for Trump and Democrats is the motor group’s insistence on maintaining an open line of communication. “We’re not here to shake things up,” Cox said.
Protests at the DNC by 2020 have been small, but could grow in number as the convention progresses. One group called #BernieOrVest protested Monday in support of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Wearing fluorescent yellow vests as they marched, protesters said they would not vote for the platform’s Democratic presidential card included Sanders’ national health care program, Medicare for All.
If Democratic nominee Joe Biden accepts the party’s nomination on Thursday, the Coalition is expected at the DNC until March to protest near the Wisconsin Center, the physical location of the convention. Aspects of the group’s demonstration are expected to be central to the Democratic Party’s responsibilities in crimes involving police brutality and racism.
“It is clear that Trump is provoking violence against Protestants and killing police officers on blacks and other people,” Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Leader Lauryn Cross said in a statement Wednesday, “it is Democrats who are the majority of ‘ the cities run where politicians get away with these murders. “
Wednesday’s installation is expected to include remarks from former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is also being nominated to formally accept the Democratic nomination.
