United States ‘Occupy-Wall Street” demonstrators said they are growing out of their lower Manhattan encampment and are exploring options to expand to other public spaces in New York City.
United States President Obama on Thursday called the “Occupy Wall Street” protests a reflection of a broad-based frustration about how our financial system works and pledged to continue fighting to protect American consumers.
Demonstrators from New York City to San Francisco took to the streets Wednesday to protest what they call a growing wealth disparity between large US corporations and average citizens in the wake of the financial crisis.