The story of Wall Street millionaires trying to overthrow the President begins with something we all know and love: Capitalism.
I’m not joking. The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt or FDR (D-New York) was upsetting for conservative businessmen. “There was just this sense he was upsetting the status quo,” said Sally Denton in NPR. “There were suggestions that capitalism was not working, that democracy was not working.”
Anyway, let’s discuss the story of how Wall Street millionaires tried to organize a coup d’etat and tried to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt…
It Started With A Protest In Washington, D.C…
You’ll be surprised to learn the events of July 17, 1932, were remarkably similar to Donald Trump’s January 6 Insurrection….
Thousands of World War One veterans converged on the capital, set up camps, and demanded immediate payment of bonuses. And after an appearance from Marine Gen. Smedley Butler, the protesters felt emboldened in their decision to protest the government. After all, Butler was a decorated General who had received the Medal of Honor twice.