Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the main rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, are scheduled to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty.
, activists and employees at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution pleaded unsuccessfully with the museum to cancel a welcome event for the conference planned for Thursday night.Protesters turned out in force in Old City against the controversial group Moms for Liberty as they arrived for annual summit.
Several groups were set to rally against the meeting in downtown Philadelphia on Friday. Among them was People for the American Way’s "Grandparents for Truth" campaign, which the organization says mobilizes grandparents and other supporters "who are fighting for the next generation’s freedom to learn."
Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice said the protesters "obviously don’t know very much about our organization," and if they wanted to, "they could have come to the summit instead of standing on the street."
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