{"id":56903,"date":"2016-11-17T16:04:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T20:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=56903"},"modified":"2016-11-17T16:11:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T20:11:44","slug":"56903","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=56903","title":{"rendered":"Protest at GSA is a first for any presidential transition team.  Who&#8217;s really behind it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=56903\">SOTN<\/a> Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is only one way to understand this protest against BREITBART&#8217;s Stephen Bannon. The establishment is scared sh*tless of him, and especially what he will do for the Trump Administration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=56571\">Something quite <b>\u201cHUGE\u201d<\/b> just happened! \u00a0And it\u2019s not just the paradigm-shattering election of Donald Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Actually, TPTB are even more afraid of what Mr. Bannon will do to the standing of the mainstream media within the Beltway and across the nation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=56903\">State of the Nation<\/a><br \/>\nNovember 17,2016<\/p>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<h1>Protesters Storm Lobby Where Trump Is Holding Transition Meeting, Demand He Fire Bannon<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230; Jewish resistance &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>by Charles Campbell<br \/>\nWestern Journalism<\/p>\n<p>Protesters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/367267-trump-transition-protest-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">stormed<\/a>\u00a0the General Services Administration building in Washington Thursday to protest President-elect Donald Trump while he carried out a transition team meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration was organized by a group called IfNotNow, which describes itself as a \u201cmovement to end the American Jewish community\u2019s support for the occupation, fighting for freedom and dignity for all Israelis and Palestinians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The protesters were calling on Trump to fire Stephen Bannon\u00a0as White House chief strategist.<\/p>\n<p>Photos and videos emerged of the activists gathered inside and outside the building.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is no place for antisemitism, racism and white nationalism in the White House. This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JewishResistance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JewishResistance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FireBannon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FireBannon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ROiS0nJLbc\">pic.twitter.com\/ROiS0nJLbc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IfNotNow\ud83d\udd25\u2721\ufe0f (@IfNotNowOrg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IfNotNowOrg\/status\/799246592029167616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/rachelhinda\/status\/799249497364668416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<p>Bannon, who was Trump\u2019s campaign CEO, is executive chairman of Breitbart News. Both Bannon and the website have been attacked by liberal groups who claim they promote anti-Semitism and racism.<\/p>\n<p>The Southern Poverty Law Center says more than 360,000 people have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/news\/2016\/11\/15\/more-360000-americans-ask-trump-drop-stephen-bannon\" target=\"_blank\">signed its petition<\/a> asking Trump to drop Bannon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore joining the Trump campaign, Bannon oversaw the rise of the Breitbart News Network, which Bannon himself has called \u2018the platform for the alt-right.\u2019\u00a0The term alt-right is simply a rebranding of traditional white nationalism for the digital age,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n<p>The Anti-Defamation League also opposes the appointment.\u00a0\u201cBannon essentially has established himself as the chief curator for the alt right,\u201d it\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/big-government\/2016\/11\/17\/bannon-breitbart-anti-defamation-league-backs-down\/\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cUnder his stewardship, Breitbart has emerged as the leading source for the extreme views of a vocal minority who peddle bigotry and promote hate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, even some Jewish conservatives who have been anti-Trump during the election season have questioned\u00a0the allegations against Bannon.<\/p>\n<p>Political commentator Ben Shapiro, who had a falling out with Bannon while at Breitbart, said\u00a0the protesters\u2019\u00a0and media <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/10770\/3-thoughts-steve-bannon-white-house-chief-ben-shapiro\">reaction<\/a>\u00a0has been blown way out of proportion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no evidence that Bannon\u2019s a racist or that he\u2019s an anti-Semite; the Huffington Post\u2019s blaring headline \u2018WHITE NATIONALIST IN THE WHITE HOUSE\u2019 is overstated, at the very least,\u201d Shapiro wrote on his website, The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators in the lobby chanted \u201cFire Bannon\u201d and \u201cJewish resistance,\u201d according to witnesses who posted videos to Twitter. The protesters could be seen waving signs to that effect while crowding the building\u2019s lobby.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9TamVCqWYN\">pic.twitter.com\/9TamVCqWYN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivian Ward (@KendrasPersonal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendrasPersonal\/status\/799251730986889216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IfNotNowOrg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IfNotNowOrg<\/a> INSIDE the GSA building where Trump Transition office is, saying <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIREBANNON?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FIREBANNON<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JEWISHRESISTANCE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JEWISHRESISTANCE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kHlValllle\">pic.twitter.com\/kHlValllle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; bird site decline observer (@samrozin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samrozin\/status\/799249472505122816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/alexisgoldstein\/status\/799251247987499008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<p>Protests have broken out in other parts of the country over Bannon\u2019s appointment. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Wednesday night in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-los-angeles-trump-protesters-pg-20161116-photogallery.html\">downtown<\/a> Los Angeles carrying \u201cNo To Bannon!\u201d and \u201cBan Bannon\u201d signs.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernjournalism.com\/protesters-storm-lobby-where-trump-is-holding-transition-meeting-demand-he-fire-bannon\/\">http:\/\/www.westernjournalism.com\/protesters-storm-lobby-where-trump-is-holding-transition-meeting-demand-he-fire-bannon\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOTN Editor&#8217;s Note: There is only one way to understand this protest against BREITBART&#8217;s Stephen Bannon. The establishment is scared sh*tless of him, and especially what he will do for the Trump Administration. Something quite \u201cHUGE\u201d just happened! \u00a0And it\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=56903\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}