Plaid Cymru Assembly Member for Arfon Siân Gwenllian addressed a public rally in Bangor last night to protest against the arrival of US President Donald Trump, who begins his three-day UK state visit.
The protest was organised by Bangor and Anglesey Peace and Justice Group.
Siân Gwenllian AM said: “Trump is leading the attack against LGBTQ+ people. He is challenging the right not to be discriminated against in employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity. He is attacking same sex marriage and the rights of transgender people.
“We must also resist his attacks on women. Trump’s administration is leading the US-wide campaign against women’s reproductive health. Let’s be clear; nobody has any business regulating another’s body! An attack on the right to choose is an attack on all women, everywhere!
“We’re here today in Bangor to oppose this massive leap backwards in civil rights. We’re here today to defend the oppressed against Trump’s far-right agenda. And we are here today to fight hate with love.
“Trump’s dangerous rhetoric can be seen clearly in the way he talks about other countries, the sabre rattling with Venezuela and Iran can be heard ever more loudly.
“He is also turning the clock back decades on the fight against climate breakdown – we’re living in a climate emergency; what we need are answers, not denialism!
“It’s also incumbent upon us to hold Westminster politicians to account for their complicity in all this. We need politicians who speak up against Trump and his agenda.
“That’s why I’m proud that Plaid Cymru has been consistent in our opposition to the far-right in America, in Wales, in England, and across the world.
“Make no mistake. Trump’s xenophobic, chauvinistic agenda is very similar to the right-wing Farage agenda. This backward, imperialistic British nationalism threatens the very existence of the Welsh language and Wales as an entity.”
