RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Chants like “No boots on the ground. No bombs in the air. U.S. out of everywhere” and “Childcare not warfare” echoed along Broad Street Saturday afternoon as central Virginians rallied against potential U.S. escalation in the Caribbean.
The demonstration comes after the Trump administration has floated talks of air strikes to control drug smuggling and what it called “armed conflict” with drug cartels several times.
At around 1 p.m., residents took to the streets, gathering at the Maggie L. Walker Memorial Plaza to condemn military intervention in Venezuela. Protestors said millions of lives could be at risk if tensions continue to escalate, calling to “stop the U.S. war machine.”…