Locals protest U.S. action in Venezuela
Shawn Cunningham | Jan 05, 2026 | Comments 1
By Shawn Cunningham
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Chester residents protest Trump actions in Venezuela on Saturday Photo by Shawn Cunningham
On a sunny but frigid afternoon with a brisk wind, a handful of local residents with signs stood on the Main Street side of the Green as passing drivers honked their approval.
The impromptu protest was suggested by Chester resident Robert Nied according to Steve Dock, also of Chester, who said Nied texted members of the town’s Democratic committee. Dock has been one of the local organizers of recent protests including the No Kings and Hands Off rallies.
The hour long protest (from 1 to 2 p.m.) brought people from Grafton and Rockingham in addition to Chester. Dock told The Telegraph that the reaction expressed by drivers was overwhelmingly positive.
“At least 80 percent gave us the thumbs up,” said Dock, who added that the only drivers who didn’t honk in approval were tractor-trailer drivers transporting oil.
Dock said he and the others were “protesting the illegal invasion of Venezuela” and he expected there would be other protests in the area as well. There was one such event on Sunday in Brattleboro.
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“Venezuelans around the world celebrate U.S. capture of Maduro”…headlines abounding everywhere, with one exception…the hills of VERMONT!
Apparently, that damn Trump can make people very HAPPY in a foreign country and yet in his own country there are malcontents with every step he takes to keep AMERICANS safe and secure!
Tell me, has Vermont taken in all the Drug Pushers, AND Drug Users who abound in this country? Every parent in the COUNTRY should be very HAPPY with Trump’s action in Venezuela! And, if they aren’t HAPPY, may their children croak of Drug Overdosing by cocaine, fentanyl, weed and everything else they smoke or swallow!
It is a WAR…a WAR on DRUGS, which has been ongoing for DECADES and the WAR has been supported by both sides of the aisle…UNTIL NOW! Makes one wonder who actually needs DAYCARE GUIDANCE???
May I suggest those PROTESTOR’S in Vermont take a hike and go ice fishing and pray they don’t get arrested by the ICE or bombed by Seals under the Ice!
Wake Up protestors…TRUMP has been RIGHT on every DAMN ISSUE since day one of his election and I firmly believe HE is the Reincarnation of General Patton with the insane skills to kick ASS in all the RIGHT PLACES!