June 14, 2025, was the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. Also known as Flag Day, Donald Trump was hoping for a strong military spectacle on his 79th birthday, but instead got a history lesson, as some newswriters saw it.
The true power spectacle was the power of the people — an estimated 5 million who were on the streets at over 2,000 protests rallies and marches across the nation — expressing their opposition and disdain for a wide variety of Trump’s agenda.
Here’s our interviews with Between The Lines’ Scott Harris in Trumbull and Newtown, Connecticut, which undoubtedly reflected the views of many across the nation, whether urban, suburban or rural:
• Ashley Gattiano, chairwoman, Democratic Trumbull Town Committee
• Robert from Trumbull talks about frustration with what’s going with the Constitution and concerns for his kids what this country will be like in a few years if they continue
• Two women in Trumbull speaking on use of the military and police
• Will Watson talked about what Trump’s doing to the Constitution and that democracies all around the world perform better economically than dictatorships
• Avan Khirim describes why she is concerned about executive over-reach
• Theresa O’Sullivan, a Sandy Hook survivor, spoke publicly at a Newtown, CT rally about how Trump only has power if that is what we give him
• Syracuse University student talks about ICE raids on campus
• This is what democracy looks like chant in Trumbull
• Warren McGuire, Shelton resident
