Beaufort Responds to Sessions Removal
- Miles Sanders
- Nov 9, 2018
- 2 min read
Last night citizens of Beaufort assembled on Boundary Street and Bellamy's Curve to voice their concern with the status of the Mueller probe. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced to hand in a resignation the day before, only one day after the midterm election. The move is seen by many as a rebuttal for Sessions recusing himself from the probe, a move that has long drawn the ire of the president. The newly appointed AG has not recused himself and has in the past seen to be a critic of Robert Mueller's investigation tactics. Those who protested in Beaufort did so in concert with protests across the nation, part of a long planned "rapid response" should a threshold be crossed. Over 100 people assembled with mostly favorable responses as car riders joined in honking approval while rolling their windows down to yell support. Not everyone met the crowd favorably. One gentleman walking by with his dog asked why the crowd had assembled. When he was told his response was,
"Who cares? Trump is the boss, the boss can fire whoever he wants."
While there may have been disagreements they remained respectful. This year in Beaufort has seen an exceptional amount of protest and activist action. This may be because of the political climate, a rabidly growing population, or a combination of both. Earlier this year protests against offshore drilling and gun violence had met and marched in downtown Beaufort and Lady's Island. The march against gun violence met a much more vehement response from locals than last night's showing. Whether this was due to a general apathy or ignorance of the Mueller probe is to be seen. What is for sure is that Beaufort is becoming a much more purple town than in years past.
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