A veteran of the United States Air Force who is 87 years old is being hailed as a folk hero after his detention during a demonstration against the government of President Donald Trump in Washington, District of Columbia, last week.
John Spitzberg, a resident of Gainesville, Florida, was one of approximately seventy-five individuals who were taken into custody for allegedly crossing a police line during a demonstration that took place on June 13 in front of the Supreme Court building. Footage of Spitzberg’s arrest shows him being removed from his walker and placed in handcuffs by law enforcement authorities while protesters yelled out, “Shame!” throughout the footage.
One of the journalists, Chuck Modi, uploaded a video to TikTok on Sunday showing Spitzberg being freed from jail following his arrest. The response that Spitzberg gave when he was asked how he felt about being detained at the age of 87 was, “I’m just beginning, my friend.”
He continued by saying, “What I’m going to do is get a little sleep, but I’m going to start over.”
By the time Tuesday rolled around, the video clip of Modi had been viewed more than two million times and had garnered a multitude of comments of support.
Someone wrote, “That is Captain America right there!!!” in their online post.
Another person joined in, saying, “This man fought fascists back in the day, and unfortunately, he still has to fight them today.” I really admire the fact that he is not giving up!
As a member of the Air Force, Spitzberg reportedly served for a number of years in Vietnam, Romania, and Ukraine, according to a source located in Florida.
When asked by the source about the attention he has received in the wake of his detention, Spitzberg stated that he wished more people would focus on the issue of his protest, which was Trump and the astronomical cost of the president’s military parade, which took place on Saturday.
In all honesty, I am not the problem. He stated that the matter at hand is the actions taken by President Trump. In that regard, I am not a leader. I have no desire to take on a leadership role.
Some people believe that the fact that about four to six million people engaged in “No Kings” rallies against Trump across the United States over the past weekend is evidence of an increase in the amount of activism directed against the president during his second term in office.
