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Life
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On 4th July,
a small town in Pennsylvania gathers to watch fireworks celebrating its
country's independence, hard won in a war fought 250 years ago. Today
parts of America feel like they're at war again, as this powerful country
battles disease and division under its polarising and unpredictable
President. As the
nation gears up for the presidential election, the ABC's US Bureau Chief
David Lipson takes us on a road trip through the northeast swing states to
talk to ordinary people about the coming contest. Trump's
re-election looked like a certainty before the pandemic. Now, with the
economy buckling under more lockdowns, COVID cases rising and civil unrest
running in the streets, his grip on power looks more tenuous. As fringe
groups arm themselves for conflict, will this fractured country survive the
ultimate democratic stress-test? David
meets Phil from the Michigan Liberty Militia who's angry about his state's
lockdown orders describing them as 'a stomp on our constitutional rights'. In
protest, they took control of the State parliament in April. Now Phil warns a
Trump defeat could get ugly. 'There's
a lot people out there that would not be able to handle that… there is
people… that just think Trump is…like a God.' 'Bikers
for Trump' member Londa has kept her faith in Trump and is banking on him to
deliver the prosperity America used to enjoy. 'He
doesn't care what anybody thinks. He's doing what's best for the
country.' In
middle-class Ohio, a professional soccer mum with six children says she's
changed her mind about Trump because he's 'unkind'. 'It's
just not the way that I would want my kids to be treating anybody'. In
Detroit, once the engine of America's car industry, Dave meets African-American
woman Desha. She watched her husband die a painful death from COVID-19 and is
now urging African Americans to come out and vote on election
day. 'Gotta do
it. Like we have to, you have to, it is so much more important, you know, now
than ever before.' |
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American
city GVs |
[COVID
news audio montage] |
00:00 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: America is in
crisis. Coronavirus is burning its way through communities right across the
nation. Its economy is in trouble, |
00:14 |
Protests |
its
streets are in turmoil – and its people feel betrayed. |
00:31 |
Robinson
at protest |
Phil
Robinson: "We are the law of the land!" |
00:42 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: A great and powerful nation is at war with itself. Jae
Bass: "We're not really interested in pretty, |
00:44 |
Jae
Bass |
we're
interested in justice. |
00:54 |
Bikers
for Trump. Londa on bike |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: And there's an election come November. |
00:58 |
|
Londa
Gatt: "If Trump doesn't win I think we're in a world of hurt." |
01:02 |
American
flag |
[song: The Star-Spangled Banner] |
01:06 |
Title:
Life & Liberty |
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01:16 |
Houses.
Super: |
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01:22 |
Lipson
on street in motor home |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Well, we're on assignment for the first time since
the virus lockdown began in early March, and it's great to be out on the
open road. |
01:25 |
|
But
a second wave of infections is still very worrying, so we've taken our own
accommodation with us to try to limit our exposure to the virus, and we're
rolling through |
01:33 |
Super: |
several
of the states that made up what used to be known as the 'Blue Wall'
– that Donald Trump smashed down in 2016, handing him the
presidency, to many people's surprise. |
01:42 |
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Music
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01:54 |
GFX:
Map showing Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Our road trip will
take us from Pennsylvania, through the now marginal Ohio, and to the pivotal
state of Michigan. |
02:00 |
Driving
shots |
Here
in Pennsylvania Donald Trump won the last election by less than one percent.
It's a battleground and he's slumping in the polls. |
02:13 |
Susquehanna
river GVs |
Music
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02:26 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Our first stop is Wrightsville on the banks of the
Susquehanna river. |
02:28 |
Wrightsville.
Independence Day celebrations.
Switzenberg in food truck |
Wrightsville
is steeped in revolutionary history. It's Independence Day, and restauranteur
Jim Switzenberg is getting ready to celebrate. JIM
SWITZENBERG: Honestly, I'm
particularly happy with tonight in the fact |
02:44 |
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that
we are one of the municipalities in the east coast that's doing fireworks,
and quite frankly it's a celebration of American freedom. |
03:08 |
Townspeople
gathering for fireworks |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Tonight nearly didn't happen. Governor Tom Wolf shut the
state down hard and early when coronavirus arrived. |
03:15 |
|
TOM
WOLF: The spread of Coronavirus 19 is
increasing at an exponential pace. We cannot allow these fireworks to
overwhelm our hospitals. |
03:26 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: It became a politically charged issue… Man:
"Give me liberty or give me death." DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: …of saving lives or saving the economy. Jim Switzenberg
protested too, as his business struggled to survive. JIM
SWITZENBERG: Did it impact us
tremendously? Yes. |
03:35 |
Switzenberg
100% |
It
was angry, scared and fearful all at the same time. Hard to sleep for a bunch
of days. |
04:00 |
Switzenberg
at fireworks |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: As the state
restrictions ease, Jim cheers on the ideals of freedom that founded the
nation. JIM
SWITZENBERG: Today is the celebration
of us deciding |
04:08 |
Switzenberg
100% |
that
we are a country that is about the people. And everyone is going to be equal
in America forever. |
04:20 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: He's a swing voter, whose main concern is getting the
country moving again. JIM
SWITZENBERG I'm very cautious talking about the Trump. |
04:29 |
Switzenberg
interview |
Just
because it's so polarised America. Do
I think he's the best president we ever had? Probably not. But is he the
change we need right now? Probably. Do I want to see him re-elected? I'm not
sure. I just would like to see career politicians go away. |
04:38 |
Fireworks |
Music
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05:01 |
Driving
shots |
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05:11 |
Johnstown,
Pennsylvania GVs |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: The rust belt of the
north east suffered decades of economic decline and people here feel betrayed
by governments of both stripes. Industry restructuring in the 1980s saw two
million workers lose their jobs. |
05:25 |
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Donald
Trump’s promise in 2016 to Make America Great Again resonated with white
working class men. |
05:53 |
Volunteers
handing out food supplies to people in cars |
In
the four years since, things haven’t changed much for these veterans in Johnstown
Pennsylvania. Man: "We just served 91 cars in 45 minutes!
Great job." |
06:03 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: They still call in here once a month for charity food, and
despite what the polls say, these men still like Trump. |
06:18 |
Vox
pops with vets in cars |
"Who
did you vote for in 2016? And who are you going to vote for this year?" Veteran
in car: "I voted for Donald
Trump, and I'm going to vote for him again. So is my wife." |
06:26 |
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Veteran
in car 2: "If I was forced to go vote, I would probably put my support
behind Trump and the Republican Party." |
06:34 |
Driving
shots. Ohio |
Music
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06:39 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Fields of corn greet
us in Ohio. It’s a wealthy state with an economy the size of some countries.
Trump needs Ohio; no Republican has ever been elected President without it. |
06:43 |
Driving
into Edison |
At
Edison, we stumble on what we thought was a virus testing line. |
07:00 |
|
"We’re
from Australian TV what are you guys doing? |
07:08 |
Food
pantry on side of road |
Man:
"Food pantry." DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: "Oh, food pantry, is it?" |
07:10 |
Volunteers
distribute food boxes |
Even
in the heart of America’s food basket, the local Baptist Church feeds between
two and three thousand people a month. |
07:16 |
Women
volunteers |
Woman: "We love Jesus, so we just want to do
what needs to be done." Woman
2: "Amen. Amen. Amen." |
07:26 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Trump’s Christian support is slipping, not here. |
07:30 |
|
"Is
this Trump country?" Woman: "It is. As you’re
driving around you’re probably seeing lots of Trump signs. There
are some who aren’t crazy about our POTUS, but this gal loves
Donald Trump." DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: "And
you ma'am?" Woman
2: "Yes, sir. All the way. Trump all the way." DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: "What is it you like about him?" Woman: "His honesty. I know he's rough. And
there are times I wish oh, hush. Be a little nicer. But he’s not afraid to
speak his mind." |
07:35 |
Driving
shots |
Music
|
08:04 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: In 2016 Trump won Ohio by over 8 per cent, but he’s in |
08:06 |
Aerial.
Ohio suburb |
trouble
in the vast swathe of suburbs like this one, on the outskirts of Columbus in
Ohio. And his campaign is preparing for a fight they didn’t expect. |
08:12 |
Jennifer
at home with family |
JENNIFER
DUNAWAY: My name is Jennifer Dunaway,
and I am a professional soccer mum. I run a soccer academy, and a soccer blog
and I have six little soccer players. |
08:26 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Jennifer and her husband are life-long Republicans. |
08:44 |
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JENNIFER
DUNAWAY: We always voted based on
pro-life issues |
08:48 |
Jennifer
interview |
first
and foremost, which automatically makes you Republican. |
08:53 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: They’re disheartened by the President’s virus response. |
08:57 |
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JENNIFER
DUNAWAY: We have – the medical
profession is telling us one thing and then we have |
09:02 |
|
our
political leaders either telling us something else, or scoffing at it. It's really hard to respect what comes out
of the White House when it is constantly changing and constantly
contradicting itself. |
09:06 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: But that’s not the
main reason that come November she’ll do something she’s never done before. |
09:22 |
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JENNIFER
DUNAWAY: I will vote for Joe Biden. I will. |
09:29 |
Jennifer
with Lipson and family in yard |
I
can't vote for Donald Trump because of just the person that he is. He doesn't represent me and my values. I
mean, that is one of my biggest problems with Donald Trump, is that he has a
hard time being kind. |
09:32 |
Aerial.
Ohio suburb homes |
Music
|
09:50 |
Driving
shots to Michigan |
Radio
Announcer: "We've got a busy
show, because frankly the world has gone mad. On Monday, the state of
Michigan reported 489…" |
10:01 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Michigan is surrounded by the Great Lakes. Since the days of hunters and fur-traders,
the concept of freedom has been hotly defended here. Trump won Michigan by
just a few thousand votes last time, and he’s desperate to win it again. |
10:10 |
Ohio
capitol |
When
the pandemic arrived, the Democrat state governor Gretchen Whitmer
brought in decisive measures to shut down the state. |
10:32 |
Whitmer
announcement |
Gretchen
Whitmer: "Today I’m issuing a stay home stay safe executive order for
all Michiganders." |
10:45 |
Protests
at Ohio capitol |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: It triggered the virulent politics now playing out
nationally. The handling of the public health crisis fell victim to a
partisan brawl. |
10:51 |
Aerial.
Ohio capitol |
Gretchen
Whitmer: "We’re so not getting what we need from the federal government.
Without a comprehensive national strategy, |
11:09 |
Whitmer
announcement |
we,
the states, must take action." |
11:15 |
Washington |
TV
Reporter: "Michigan finding itself in the president's crosshairs
today…" |
11:19 |
Trump
press conference |
Trump: "Michigan, she has no idea what's
going on, and all she does is say, 'Oh, it's the federal government's fault.
And we've taken such great care of Michigan. " |
11:24 |
Tucker
Carlson program excerpt |
Tucker
Carlson: "She’s moved aggressively
to seize even more control…" Sean
Hannity: "These restrictions are
ridiculous…" Tucker
Carlson: "Why do they have to ask
uncomfortable questions about what Governor Whitmer is doing? They should
shut up and if they don't, we're going to arrest them. That's her
position." Sean
Hannity: "I feel bad for law
enforcement. They have to enforce these ridiculous rules. |
11:30 |
Ohio
protests |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: A series of protests denouncing the governor, culminated in
threatening scenes inside the Capitol building. |
11:416 |
Protestors
inside Ohio Capitol |
CROWD: "Open the door… You betrayed us… The
police have betrayed the people…You're filthy rats." |
11:57 |
Trump
|
TRUMP: "These are people expressing their
views. They seem to be very responsible people to me. |
12:10 |
Protestors
inside Ohio Capitol |
CROWD: "Let us in… Let us in…" |
12:14 |
News
report |
TV
News Host: "Some members of the
Michigan State Legislature are wearing bulletproof vests today." |
12:19 |
Michigan
Liberty Militia shooting range |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Michigan Liberty Militia are particularly upset by the
lockdown measures. Phil Robinson is
one the founders. |
12:25 |
Robinson
interview |
PHIL
ROBINSON: It was a stomp on our
constitutional rights. I mean executive order is not law. So we often comply
to unconstitutional laws. |
12:38 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: People entering the
Capitol with those long arms, how do you view that? PHIL
ROBINSON: It should be accepted. It's
our right to do that here in the state of Michigan. The Capitol is we, the people's house. It's
a public building. It's everybody's house. |
12:47 |
Michigan
Liberty Militia shooting range |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: What do you think of people that say they were intimidated,
that they thought it was scary. |
13:01 |
Robinson
interview |
PHIL
ROBINSON: My rights don't end where
your feelings begin. Just because you don't like something doesn't mean that
I have to change what I like or do. I will fight for my rights – physically –
whatever I have to do. Yes, I will fight to defend my rights, my children's
rights. |
13:08 |
Driving
to Detroit |
Music
|
13:25 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: In the state's largest city, Detroit, almost 80 per cent of
people are African-American. It's a Democrat stronghold; it was decimated by
coronavirus. |
13:36 |
Aerials.
Detroit |
Music
|
13:51 |
Jordan
and Lipson in park with murals |
JAMON
JORDAN: On every level, COVID has
exposed inequality in America. |
13:58 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Jamon Jordan conducts Black History tours around the city,
and through it caught COVID 19. The
virus claimed his mother. |
14:07 |
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JAMON
JORDAN: I was sick, but she got sick,
and she was gone within |
14:18 |
|
five
days her 14 day quarantine. Within an hour of arriving at the hospital by
ambulance. DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: It must be so galling for you to look at people protesting
in Lansing at the lockdown. |
14:23 |
|
JAMON
JORDAN: They got guns, and they're
standing in front of law enforcement. And nobody tackles one of them. Nobody
puts a knee on their neck. They almost don't even get arrested and they're
shouting in the faces of officers. Yes, it is appalling, because African-Americans
are dying at a higher rate. They’re
less likely to have health insurance. They’re less likely to be treated
correctly by the health system. |
14:39 |
|
More
likely to do the jobs that are most likely to get them in the position of
catching this horrible disease. Which is to me, part of the reason why
they went to Lansing. This is a disease that is killing that group of people.
And so we don't want to be restricted because they're dying. |
15:07 |
Woman
and children at ice cream truck |
As
a historian, and looking at the way history goes, I'm not an optimist about
where we're headed right now. DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: He sees a mixed enthusiasm for voting around him. JAMON
JORDAN: I'm seeing people who just
feel like there has to be a change, and they really, really want to
vote. And there's other people feel
like |
15:28 |
Jordan |
this
is it. There's no chance of anything changing. It's gotten so bad that
they're disgusted with the whole system. And they don't believe that there's
anything works. |
15:50 |
Detroit |
CROWD: "Black lives matter…" |
16:07 |
Black
Lives Matter protest |
"Black
lives matter…" DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Protests have been held here every day since the police
killing of George Floyd. |
16:15 |
|
In
2016 voter turnout was low here. The challenge for the Democrat campaign is
to translate this activism into actual votes. JAE
BASS: It has a lot to do with the
current president, as he is super oblivious to the current social problems that
we have. |
16:33 |
Jae
Bass interview |
But
at the same time. It's not just the position of the president. It's not just
the position of the vice-president or whoever's in leadership. It's the
entire system. And we got to break that entire system. |
16:54 |
Detroit.
People wearing masks |
Music
|
17:07 |
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DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: The rate of COVID-19 infection in the black community is
four times higher than the rest of the state. They were the city’s essential
workers during the shutdown. |
17:10 |
Desha
at bus stop |
Desha
Hargrove's husband drove buses for the city. DESHA
HARGROVE: He wasn't just a bus driver.
He also was a deacon in his church. |
17:26 |
Desha
interview/Photos of Jason |
That
spiritual peace, he had that. Gentle giant and you know, Jason was a big
loving – Jason was a big guy, so he can come off as intimidating when you
first meet him. He's six, three, but he had a heart of gold. |
17:41 |
Jason
livestream video |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Jason made headlines three days after the first COVID death
in Michigan. A passenger coughed in the bus and he livestreamed his distress. |
17:57 |
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JASON: "Some folks don't care. Utterly don't
give a fuck. Excuse my language , but
that’s how I feel right about now. For a grown assed person, in her late 50s,
early 60s to stand on the fucking bus, and cough four or five times without
covering up your mouth, and you know we are in the midst of a mother-fucking
crisis with this coronavirus, I am pissed the fuck off. DESHA
HARGROVE: Two days later, |
18:09 |
Desha |
he
was like, I don't feel well. |
18:43 |
Sinai
Grace hospital |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: As he got sicker, he made two trips to the local hospital,
Sinai Grace, but they wouldn’t admit him. Eventually, struggling to breathe,
he asked his son to drive him in once more. DESHA
HARGROVE: I love you. |
18:50 |
Desha
interview/Desha on bus |
He
says, I love you too, baby. I said, call me. So I waited and I waited and I
waited all night, just for him to give me an update. Let me know what's going
on. And I would never get that update. I never got it. DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: While she’s grieving, she’s been laid off from her job as a
barista, and she’s worried about how to pay the bills. She’s also facing
another problem – the family’s health insurance policy was tied to Jason’s
work. DESHA
HARGROVE: As of last month, I’m not
covered. |
19:09 |
Desha
interview |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Does that worry you
now? DESHA
HARGROVE: Of course, like…of course. DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Desha is encouraging people not to waste their vote. |
19:59 |
|
DESHA
HARGROVE: We have to do so much more
than what we're doing. And for those who are not voting at all, got to do it.
It's detrimental. Like we have to, you have to, it's so much more important,
you know, now than ever before, I believe. |
20:20 |
Lipson
visit Londa Gatt |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: An hour out of Detroit, I have an appointment in what feels
like an alternate universe. |
20:43 |
|
"Hey,
Londa. David." LONDA
GATT: "Oh, David. You're the guy that I talked to on the phone… Nice to
meet you… " |
20:57 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Londa Gatt is an ardent Trump supporter as well as a mother
and a hairdresser. |
21:11 |
Londa
cuts Cathy's hair |
|
21:16 |
|
CATHY: Her and I talk politics all the time. We
believe the same way, so it's easy to talk politics with her. Like all of
these riots and protests, it's not about George Floyd. They're slowly leading
America into socialism. |
21:28 |
|
LONDA
GATT: It's a test run. CATHY:
Yeah. LONDA:
One world order. CATHY: Yeah. That's what it is. I believe that, I believe that
whole-heartedly that's what's going on. DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Londa’s mother Cathy
doesn’t think much of the virus, either – or isolating at home. |
21:41 |
|
CATHY: I was at the store the other day and the
lady, she said 'You’re one of those people that aren’t supposed to
be out'. And I said, 'Well, yeah, I am out. And you know what? I’m not
scared - I don’t believe it’s as bad as they say it is." |
21:59 |
|
LONDA
GATT: They’re blowing the virus way
out of proportion. CATHY: Yes, it is. |
22:12 |
Londa
shows Lipson her Trump Room |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Londa has offered to show me her Trump Room. She’s deeply
afraid for America, and believes he’s been sent by God to save the country. |
22:24 |
|
"Oh
this is a cool room! This is your man?" |
22:34 |
|
LONDA
GATT: Yeah. I got this as a Christmas
present from my kids. He’s badass. You
know what we like about him? He speaks
the truth, he exposes the corruption that was never known to the public and
they’ve got away with it for I don’t know how many decades. When I met him, I
whispered in his ear and I said 'Listen, you’re going to fry them right?
Hillary?' He says 'Don't you worry…I’ll take care of her'. I pray for him a
lot. He’s had a lot of attacks on his life, except you don’t hear about it. |
22:37 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Londa spends a lot of time on Facebook, where she reads
about conspiracies that have been discredited, but she believes are true. LONDA
GATT: Have you ever heard of Q? DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: QAnon? |
23:16 |
|
LONDA
GATT: Yeah, they leak a lot of
information, but they talk in code… |
23:28 |
Londa
shows nursing qualifications |
So
here, I don’t usually show this, but, – I made the national Dean’s list. |
23:33 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: She did a nursing degree, gaining honours. LONDA
GATT: I got my bachelors. I was the
first person in my family. My mum only went to 8th grade. So for me to do
that was huge. |
23:41 |
Londa
shows White House event photo |
This
picture right here is we were invited to a VIP party at the White House. |
23:51 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Trump galore. He’s like a superhero for you almost, isn’t
he? LONDA
GATT: Yeah. I think if he doesn’t win,
America is screwed. Really. In my opinion. And I was never involved in
politics in my life, but when he exposed everything that he did, I just
voted. I've never been engaged in the front ground, you know, whatever you
want to call it, until I found out what was going on in our country. And I battled having children, sorry,
because of how America was 30 years ago. |
23:59 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Londa remembers the
1980s when the great America she knew ended abruptly. LONDA
GATT: You know, should I have kids,
should I not have kids? |
24:41 |
|
And
then I thought, okay I’m just going to give it to God. And then when Trump
exposed all this, I'm like I got to do something to try and help make a
difference for my kids, for the future of America. You know. So that’s why I
got involved. DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: And you never look back? LONDA
GATT: Yeah. You can't look back, you
just got to keep going…I just love my kids so much. |
24:50 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: And is that what all of this is about, really, when it
comes down to it, for you? LONDA
GATT: Yeah, it’s about saving America
for the future generations, for the grandkids and stuff like that. |
25:19 |
Bikers
for Trump heading to rally |
Music
|
25:35 |
Londa
on motorbike |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Londa heads up the
Michigan chapter of Bikers for Trump. Nationally, the group helped the
president win in 2016, and they're gearing up to campaign again. Today,
they’re rallying in the state capital to reassert the constitutional right of
a citizen to join a well-regulated militia. |
25:48 |
Detroit
Capitol |
Music
|
26:11 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: And Donald Trump and the election aren’t far from people’s
minds. |
26:21 |
American
Patriot Rally at Capitol |
Man: "My fellow patriots, we are gathered
here today to demand life. We're here to demand liberty. We're here to demand
the pursuit of happiness again in America." |
26:27 |
Robinson
at rally |
|
26:57 |
Black
justice counter-protest members |
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: A group campaigning
for black justice arrives to mount a counter-protest. |
27:00 |
|
Man: We will not stand for the destruction of
our state, of our country. You will not terrorise us. You will not defund our
boys and girls in blue." |
27:11 |
Man
yelling at black justice protestors |
Man
2: "…Stand up… Every one of them that fought for our country is ashamed
of you." |
27:24 |
Paul
Birdsong |
PAUL
BIRDSONG: There's over 500 of us, but
not all of us are here. And we left our guns because we didn't want to seem
as if we were approaching aggressively. |
27:33 |
Robinson
at protest |
PHIL
ROBINSON: This is an absolute joke
man. They’re children, children, acting like two year olds. Coming here and
disrupting our event, a peaceful event. |
27:41 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: Did it stuff up your speech? PHIL
ROBINSON: I had a good speech ready,
yeah, totally off, just gone. Because I’m an emotional person. |
27:50 |
Protestors
face off |
Music
|
27:58 |
|
LONDA
GATT: Who in the hell do you they
think they are? That's what I'm sick of; I'm sick of all the bullshit. All
the whining and crying. |
28:07 |
Londa
at protest |
I
think the deep State is behind this, creating chaos. To try to keep us locked
down until the election is over. But they don’t get it -- it doesn’t matter
what they do, I believe in my heart, God put him there. Trump’s going to win. |
28:13 |
|
Music
|
28:28 |
Lipson
into motor home |
|
28:33 |
|
DAVID
LIPSON, Reporter: As we head back I’ve
seen that the divisions here are deeply entrenched. |
28:42 |
Lipson
driving |
Obviously,
the election is hugely important in November.
But it’s not everything. There are many more problems that America has
to face. It’s hard to know what will come next for America. As the great
president Abraham Lincoln once said 'A house divided against itself cannot
stand.' |
28:53 |
Credits
[see below] |
Music
|
29:17 |
Outpoint
after credits |
|
29:59 |
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