Demonstration Planned In Clayton As Part Of National Day Of Protests
CLAYTON, N.C. — A rally is planned Saturday, March 28 in downtown Clayton as part of a nationwide day of demonstrations, reflecting ongoing political divisions across the country.
Indivisible Johnston County will host the event from 1 to 4 p.m. at Clayton Town Square. Organizers say the gathering is one of more than 3,000 protests planned nationwide.
The event is expected to include speakers and a brief march through downtown.
Mary Blank, co-leader of the group, said the rally is intended to provide an outlet for residents who want to express concerns about national issues and government policies.
Supporters of the current administration and others with differing political views have expressed opposition to similar protests, saying they disagree with the characterization of national conditions and policy direction.
Scheduled speakers include Pat LeGrand, a candidate for the North Carolina Senate; Debbie Herrera, a community advocate; Scott Peoples, a military veteran; and Dr. L’Bertrice Solomon, a candidate for the North Carolina House.
Organizers said the event will follow a commitment to nonviolence.
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as a veteran with a top secret security clearance and a concealed carry permit I can’t walk with my kids downtown because you special people want to show that there’s a problem. you are the problem!
Why can’t you walk your kids and carry your gun? They are just exercising their constitutional rights. I also am a veteran with high level security clearance, (not that that matters with that and $5 you can get a cup of coffee) I think the issue is you want to be able to express your constitutional rights but when others you don’t agree with want to express theirs, they are a problem! When you defended this country (thank you for your service) you defended the constitutional rights of everyone not just those you agree with.
One of the problems is that these demonstrations are becoming so prevalent and common that they have zero effect on . When I see signs that have profanity with the word “ice” after it and children around, sorry you lost all respect and credibility from me. It makes you look like a sore loser.
Well isn’t that just what we need 🤔🙄
Subversive types.
Ah, the Cary leftists .
I’ll have to be sure to be there, MAGA hat proud!
Keep it in woke county not Johnston.
Hmmm 🤔 wonder how that they’re getting paid for this
Not only do we need ICE but there needs to be a limit to how many snowflakes can move here. 🤔how much are they getting paid for this?
“Protestors” for the most part, are paid by left wing ******** for their own evil agenda. They are too da*n lazy and sorry to have gainful employment and don’t know their *** from a hole in the ground!
Last time it looked like the geriatric ward at the old folks home. They are the only ones left that believe what they watch on TV.
When politicians are involved it’s little more than a campaign rally.
Yawn.
Exactly
Loses the grassroots feeling for sure.
Just a bunch of liberal idiots proving they are liberal idiots.
The number of JoCo “citizens” who have never read the Constituion and its amendments never ceases to amaze me… y’all must be a product of the JoCo public school system. It’s enough to make you wonder who the real “subversives” and “special people” are! #VoteOutIncumbents
Free speech applies to all. Even the ones who disagree with you.
You spelled ‘Constitution’ wrong.
Do they have any idea what they are protesting about at this point? They are not going to change anybody’s opinion with this protesting stupidity.
The SANE people in this country “protested” the democrats at the ballot box in November 2024 and we WON by a huge margin! That is how true “protesting” is supposed to work. All of that standing outside and holding a sign does absolutely nothing!
Please, for the love of everything good, just let President Trump do the job that most of our country elected him to do. Take y’all’s liberal a**es somewhere and sit the heck down!
Huge margin? Jessica, do you just listen to Trump or do you read? In the 2024 popular election Trump won a plurality with 49.8% of the popular vote. Harris carried 48.3% of the vote. Only 69% of the populace voted. Hardly a huge margin and with only a shameful percentage of eligible voters voting. In 2016 Trump lost the popular vote 48.2% to 46.1%.
All these MAGAs make me laugh. Trump has an estimated 1.8 billion dollars of personal debt and is trying to manipulate the economy through war to his favor. Trump is a convicted felon 34 times over. Trump does not believe in the rule of law, but the rule of ego. ICE by the admission of the Dept. of Justice has been acting in illegality. Trump and his minions have murdered at least 2 American citizens. Trump has led to a now more than 2% increase in inflation. If you MAGAs had been with Jim Jones in Jonestown, you would have been long gone. Might I suggest a cup of Kool-Aid to quench your fervor.
Not a debate here, but please provide evidence to support your statements: To whom does Trump owe his “1.8 billion dollars of personal debt”? True, there are 34 convictions of highly questionable “felonies”, what specific laws have been broken by him as President? Who/where did Trump “murder” 2 American citizens? Are you talking about the 2 protesters that decided it was a good idea to physically attack federal law enforcement agents that were enforcing federal immigration laws? What was the inflation rate prior to January 2025?
@Boonhill: Wow, an actual intelligent question! Here you go:
1. Trump’s personal real estate debts: $360M for 555 California Street (San Francisco), $285M for 1290 Avenue of the Americas (New York), $100M Trump Tower (New York), $118M 40 Wall Street (New York), $30M Mar-a-Largo (Florida), $200M Trump National Golf Course (Los Angeles), and about a dozen others. The $1.8B is an estimate, widely reported
Trump’s personal legal debts: $88M (E. Jean Carroll), $50M (NY State)
2. Trump has been convicted/indicted of falsifying business records (2022, 2024), conspiracy to defraud the US (2020), obstructing official government proceedings (2021), violation of the Impoundment Control Act, Impeachment for Incitement of Insurrection (2021)
3. I don’t think Trump has personally killed anyone, but as the President, he’s ultimately responsible for the 38 deaths of *US CITIZENS* by DHS, ICE, and CBP agents. This doesn’t include the 100s of miliary servicemembers who have been killed in the line of duty under his command.
4. US inflation rate for Dec 2024 was 2.9% (averaged 2.9% for the full calendar year). Current inflation rate (Feb 2026) is 2.4%
However, I think the CPI is more useful. Price changes in major categories between Dec 2024 and Feb 2026:
– Food: 3.9% higher now
– Gasoline: 5.6% lower
– Apparel 2.2% higher now
– Electricity: 4.8% higher
Government data is only available through Feb 2026 (which doesn’t include the current issues in Iran). The Bureau of Labor and Statics has said they are delaying the March data until this summer.
Only 3 years left. Rnjoy
# year left for you to cray!
You act like any president didn’t profit as president. Shot, China Joe made millions as Vice President. Nancy pelosi made millions as Senator along with Bernie. AOC and the rest of them. Pot meet kettle.
Get your facts straight Johnathan. Pelosi was never a Senator. That’s a fact that’s easily verified, which brings the remainder of your statements facts into question.
Typical liberal response
Avoid shopping Downtown Clayton Saturday.
Yawn, another one?
Shouldn’t the headline read “Democrat Demonstration…..” after all, that’s who is sponsoring it . That’s why the temper tantrums are always in Clayton; because the democrat party of Johnston county offices are just down the street.
I wore an ARMY uniform for over 22 years so people can protest. I’m good with a protest. The problem is they can’t articulate what their issues are they are protesting.
Long live the King.
Well, the one good thing about these protest. President Trump is getting more people to walk than Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig ever did.