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DAY 20: Peaceful protest in Pittsburgh

OCT. 30, 2018  |  More than 3,000 people in Pittsburgh marched this afternoon in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood to protest a visit by President Donald Trump following the Saturday massacre of 11 worshipers at a prominent synagogue.

Their criticism ranged from the temporal — that the visit was disrespectful to families and friends still in mourning and burying the dead — to the personal — that Trump’s inflammatory speech had real consequences.

Earlier in the day, we left the Indiana hometown of Vice President Mike Pence, crossed Ohio and stopped in Wheeling, W.Va., for lunch at a great hot dog joint — Tito’s — and to talk with area residents.  As we’ve found across America, some love him; others don’t.

A march in Pittsburgh

A group of about 500 protesters marched along Murray Ave. in Pittsburgh before joining a larger group on Forbes Ave.

A stop in Wheeling

Earlier in the day, we headed into Wheeling, W.Va.
Downtown Wheeling
This joint was a great place for lunch — hot dogs, sandwiches and more.
The cook had a few words to say, too.
This businessman supports President Trump.
This young woman doesn’t.

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