On Saturday, thousands of people protested on the streets across the country against President Trump, as well as various government actions, including government layoffs, rights attacks on immigrants and transgender people, and tariffs on the global economy.
There are 500,000 people nationwide to participate in one of 1,200 protests in all 50 states, which is by Hands Off! , Moveon and other grassroots organizations’ efforts.
By noon, they had already been on the streets of New York, Washington, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and dozens of other cities from coast to coast.
In Los Feliz, hundreds of people listed two busy intersections in Los Feliz.
“Our people are angry,” a sign reads. “Not for sale in Canada,” another read. Sporadic odes interrupted steady drums, car corners, applause and cheer.
Dunbar Dicks, 47, helped organize the protests. He volunteered to join the Indivisible Hollywood since 2016 and said the organization was reborn and “beginned soon after taking office.”
People gathered to oppose the Trump administration’s massive tariffs on federal workers in Hollywood and Vermont, planned cuts and massive layoffs, participating in the “””’.
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The coordinated “start!” protest was the first large-scale demonstration against Trump’s second term.
“We feel we have a responsibility to exercise our First Amendment rights and we just do that between daily tasks and pick up kids from day care,” Dix said.
Behind him, dozens of people shouted, “This is what democracy looks like.”
Dicks of Studio City said Republicans “reallying to not show up.”
His main focus is: “demolition of social safety nets and Fiat’s management.”
A parade and parade is planned at 4 p.m. in Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles.
People gathered to “get out!” demonstrations in Hollywood and Vermont in Los Angeles.
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“This massive mobilization day is our message to the world that we do not agree to destroy our government and economy in order to benefit Trump and his billionaire allies,” according to the “hands-on” protests. “Along with Americans across the country, we are marching, gathering and protesting for a stop [to] Chaos and build opposition movements against our country. ”
In Washington, there are many employees’ residences, whose institutions are burned down by the government efficiency ministry of tech tycoon Elon Musk, and a group of people flock to the National Shopping Center and shouted “Hey, hey, ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho and trump!”
Others raised signs of their identity as federal workers, including “I swore to defend the Constitution” and “The Fed’s work is crucial.”
“It really makes me want to see a lot of people protesting here,” said Terry Manzo, 86. “In the DC area, there are a lot of people,” said Terry Manzo. [federal employees] Who is so scared. ”
Manzo distributes her handmade pink postcards to elected officials to avoid cutting Musk and Trump’s actions.
Musk’s governor strives to significantly reduce the scope of the federal government through massive layoffs and massive layoffs of thousands of employees.
This week, the Trump administration announced that it would impose comprehensive tariffs on imports from all countries on Saturday, causing stock markets to rise, concerns about the U.S. recession and raise questions about whether businesses will transfer higher costs to consumers.
Trump also announced Friday that his administration has not made a Biden-era proposal that aims to expand eligibility for anti-obesity drugs to Medicaid or Medicare for millions of Americans.
According to the press release, the White House has rescheduled its Spring Garden Tour, which is intended to “out of a lot of caution and to ensure the safety of public demonstrations planned by everyone near the White House.”
Protesters hold signs during demonstrations in Los Angeles.
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Whitney Sherman, 38, traveled from Philadelphia to Washington to protest, said she had been desperate for Democrats who largely failed to respond to Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. She pointed to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexander Ocasio Cortez (DN.Y.), who have toured the country in recent weeks for a rally they have known as “fighting oligarchs.”
Sherman said that despite their campaigns attracting thousands of times, they are just “independent voices.”
“For all the bad things you can say [Republicans]they gathered around one person. She said it wasn’t that queuing was a good thing…but it worked. “She said. We need our own 2029 project.”
In Atlanta, thousands of people are heading towards the Georgia Capitol, holding signs that read “Trade Wars Make Us Poverty” and “If You Hate Elon Musk, Tweet”.
David Williams, 79, attended the rally and told the Atlanta Journal-Conditutity that he had built up his retirement savings for more than 45 years. He called the Trump administration’s handling of the economy and “attacks on social security are nothing more than outrageous.”
“They went too far,” he said. “It’s obvious that he’s undermining our fundamental rights without considering the rule of law. He’s a train wreck.”
