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| | “It is fine for everybody to feel stressed, sad, discouraged,” he said in a conference call from the White House. “But get over it.” He demanded they “move forward to protect what we’ve accomplished.” | | “It is fine for everybody to feel stressed, sad, discouraged,” he said in a conference call from the White House. “But get over it.” He demanded they “move forward to protect what we’ve accomplished.” |
| | “Now is the time for some organizing,” he said. “So don’t mope.” | | “Now is the time for some organizing,” he said. “So don’t mope.” |
| − | Far from sulking, OFA activists helped organize anti-Trump marches across US cities, some of which turned into [[riots]]. After Trump issued a temporary ban on [[immigration]] from seven terror-prone [[Muslim]] nations, the demonstrators jammed airports, chanting: “No ban, no wall, sanctuary for all!” | + | Far from sulking, OFA activists helped organize anti-Trump marches across US cities, some of which turned into [[riot]]s. After Trump issued a temporary ban on [[immigration]] from seven terror-prone [[Muslim]] nations, the demonstrators jammed airports, chanting: “No ban, no wall, sanctuary for all!” |
| | Run by old Obama aides and campaign workers, federal tax records show “nonpartisan” OFA marshals 32,525 volunteers nationwide. Registered as a 501(c)(4), it doesn’t have to disclose its donors, but they’ve been generous. OFA has raised more than $40 million in contributions and grants since evolving from Obama’s campaign organization Obama for America in 2013. | | Run by old Obama aides and campaign workers, federal tax records show “nonpartisan” OFA marshals 32,525 volunteers nationwide. Registered as a 501(c)(4), it doesn’t have to disclose its donors, but they’ve been generous. OFA has raised more than $40 million in contributions and grants since evolving from Obama’s campaign organization Obama for America in 2013. |
| | OFA, in IRS filings, says it trains young activists to develop “organizing skills.” Armed with Obama’s 2012 campaign database, OFA plans to get out the vote for [[Democratic party|Democratic]] candidates it’s grooming to win back Congress and erect a wall of resistance to Trump at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue.<ref>https://nypost.com/2017/01/30/obama-says-hes-heartened-by-backlash-to-trumps-ban/</ref>}} | | OFA, in IRS filings, says it trains young activists to develop “organizing skills.” Armed with Obama’s 2012 campaign database, OFA plans to get out the vote for [[Democratic party|Democratic]] candidates it’s grooming to win back Congress and erect a wall of resistance to Trump at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue.<ref>https://nypost.com/2017/01/30/obama-says-hes-heartened-by-backlash-to-trumps-ban/</ref>}} |