Protesters In Bel Air Rail Against Trump's Emergency Declaration

BEL AIR, MD — Churchville Road was the site of one of dozens of demonstrations that took place around the country on Presidents Day. The protesters railed against the emergency declaration that President Donald Trump signed on Friday, Feb. 15.

The social justice organization Move On helped organize the protests, which it declared a "fake national emergency."

Presidents Day protests were planned in states across the nation and in Maryland, there were demonstrations in Bel Air, Baltimore, Columbia and Rockville, according to the progressive organization.

Together We Will, a grassroots organization serving Harford County and the Upper Chesapeake region, planned the demonstration in Bel Air.

About 50 people participated in the protest on Churchville Road, where demonstrators held signs with messages such as "end the fake national emergency," The Aegis reported. They stood outside the Bel Air office of Congressman Andy Harris.

Harris came out in support of the emergency declaration last week.

Here is part of the statement that Harris issued on Friday after the emergency declaration.

“I support the president’s efforts to fully fund comprehensive border security by re-allocating unused funds from other programs, such as counter-narcotics programs directly related to the flow of illegal drugs across our southern border," Harris said in a statement. "The president has worked hard to secure our border, and I support his decision to declare a state of emergency to protect our national security.”

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