Written by: Maryn Vasquez
At approximately 9:20 PM, February 20th, members of the DNC stormed the Oval Office during a presidential cabinet meeting. They protested while playing Party in the USA and chanting “Lock him up” at President Donald J. Trump. Trump swiftly responded by chanting his own name while a member of his cabinet reportedly passed out in response to all the chaos.
The DNC’s song choice, Party in the USA, signals the DNC protestors’ enduring sense of patriotism and perhaps renewed nationalism within the party — even amid a Republican presidency. Alongside blaring music, the DNC’s chants “Lock him up” exemplified the strong contempt some partisans have for a president whose criminal background has come under mounting scrutiny.
In terms of specific policy items, the DNC appeared to protest Trump's radical changes in his first month of the administration concerning the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, striking DEI, and attempting to end birthright citizenship.