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| − | '''The Chalkening''' is a | + | '''The Chalkening''' is a campaign launched by [[Donald Trump]] supporters on college campuses that involves writing pro-Trump messages in chalk on campus facilities (a common way to spread messages and announcements at many colleges). The term is a play on ''The Awakening,'' a popular horror movie. |
| − | The story went viral | + | The campaign began after students at [[Emory University]] students complained of chalk writings on campus that promoted [[Donald Trump]], including such innocuous slogans as "Trump 2016," and "Make America Great," and the somewhat controversial "Build The Wall," a reference to Trump's campaign promise to build a wall along the [[Mexico|Mexican]] border and force Mexico to pay for it. Students told Emory's dean that the messages frightened them scared; after the story went viral, campus activists campuses across the country began to express thewir support for Trump in chalk. |
[[Category:2016 presidential election]] | [[Category:2016 presidential election]] | ||
[[Category: Politics]] | [[Category: Politics]] | ||
Revision as of 05:40, April 15, 2016
The Chalkening is a campaign launched by Donald Trump supporters on college campuses that involves writing pro-Trump messages in chalk on campus facilities (a common way to spread messages and announcements at many colleges). The term is a play on The Awakening, a popular horror movie.
The campaign began after students at Emory University students complained of chalk writings on campus that promoted Donald Trump, including such innocuous slogans as "Trump 2016," and "Make America Great," and the somewhat controversial "Build The Wall," a reference to Trump's campaign promise to build a wall along the Mexican border and force Mexico to pay for it. Students told Emory's dean that the messages frightened them scared; after the story went viral, campus activists campuses across the country began to express thewir support for Trump in chalk.