Washington, DC: Protesters gathered outside the White House in large numbers on Tuesday night (local time), demanding the removal of US president Donald Trump for committing war crimes.
This came after Trump announced a temporary two-week ceasefire with Iran.
The protesters condemned what they described as US ‘cruelty’ around the world. They could be seen holding posters of “Trump must go now” and “Stop Trump’s war crimes.”
“We are out here tonight because we cannot stand what is going on. We cannot wait till the elections… What’s happening in this country needs to stop now. The cruelty, happening not only in this country but also by this country around the world, the war crimes that this president has done from that White House-this man has got to go. The whole regime has to go. Until he is gone, we need to fill these streets every day… Every day, more people are dying. Every day, more people are suffering around the world because of him,” one of the woman protestors said as qouted by news agency ANI.
Meanwhile, countries across the world have heaved a sigh of relief after both the US and Iran agreed to the temporary ceasefire.
He has decided to “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks”, Trump said. He described it as a “double-sided ceasefire,” meaning both sides are expected to pause hostilities during this time.
