6 Things I Saw at Dueling Trump-Biden Rallies in Philadelphia

Katrina Trinko / @KatrinaTrinko / November 07, 2020 / 82 Comments
Supporters celebrating media reports that Joe Biden has won the presidency taunt supporters of Donald Trump from across the street Saturday outside the Philadelphia Convention Center. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA—In the City of Brotherly Love, which skews heavily Democrat, there was a lot of rejoicing Saturday—and spewing of hatred of Donald Trump.

Crowds of thrilled Joe Biden supporters—buoyed by media outlets calling the presidential contest for the former vice president—gathered in the blocks around City Hall and the Convention Center, at times breaking into chants of “F— Donald Trump.”

People excitedly honked horns and cheered from the sidewalks. Also at the Convention Center, a smaller crowd, at least by the afternoon, supported Trump.

Here are six takeaways from my afternoon spent observing the dueling crowds.

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1. After Time in China, This Woman Supports Trump

At the pro-Trump rally, a woman named Michelle told me that she supports Trump because of her experience living in communist China.

Michelle, who did not give her last name and who said she was from outside Philadelphia, said she was worried that if Biden becomes president, the U.S. will skew in the direction of “socialism.”

In China, “people’s voice cannot be heard,” Michelle said. “I think in the future, U.S. will be the same.”

Michelle said she left China 20 years ago “because I want freedom.”

“Because I want to say whatever I want to say,” she added, noting the speech restrictions in China.

2. Strong Antagonism to Trump

Although plenty of people held Biden-Harris signs, many of the homemade signs seemed to be anti-Trump rather than pro-Biden. Here are some of the signs I saw in Philadelphia: