Divided on Trump, 2 central NY women listen to opposing views

WRVO | By Tom Magnarelli

Published March 6, 2017 at 5:35 AM EST

Tina Higgins (left) of Syracuse and Carol Puschaver of Liverpool at an anti-Trump rally in Syracuse.

Every week, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner hosts a protest against President Donald Trump focusing on how Trump’s actions affect local residents. Each rally deals with a specific issue like healthcare, climate change, and most recently immigration. A few Trump supporters have been coming to the protests and Miner has defended their right to speak up in favor of the president. After last week's rally, two central New York women, Tina Higgins of Syracuse and Carol Puschaver of Liverpool, have very different points of view but started having a conversation.

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Tom Magnarelli

Tom Magnarelli is a reporter covering the central New York and Syracuse area. He joined WRVO as a freelance reporter in 2012 while a student at Syracuse University and was hired full time in 2015. He has reported extensively on politics, education, arts and culture and other issues around central New York.

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