„We have donated to her, we’ve supported her throughout these years, but we are so disappointed,“ one protester told the San Francisco Standard.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned controversial stop in Taiwan prompted protests in her hometown of San Francisco, where anti-war activists and leaders of the city’s Chinese community demonstrated against the Democratic congresswoman’s trip.
On Monday, ahead of the visit, roughly 100 people gathered outside Pelosi’s office at the San Francisco Federal Building to urge her to cancel the stop on her Asia trip, which protesters said would unnecessarily inflame a „potential war“ with China.
Demonstrators—who were seen holding signs that read „U.S. hands off Taiwan,“ „Stop the provocations,“ and „No war on China“—urged Pelosi to cancel the trip to Taiwan, which had not been confirmed at the time of the protest. They asked her to, instead, „focus on the real challenges of inflation, climate crisis and economic distress facing the American People.“
However, the pressure from American protesters did apparent little to change Pelosi’s mind.
