Donald Trump himself may have called on Americans to “hold” after the announcements on additional duties on imported products, but hundreds of thousands of citizens in many states have decided that they should react immediately.
Saturday afternoon (Greek time) at a time when Donald Trump sent a message about a “historical result” With his agenda, promising a “economic revolution”, international news networks They recorded images of rage against him, in mass demonstrations with the motto “hands off”, that is, the hands down …
In Florida, Washington and other states, citizens organized more than 1,000 protests in all the US, including state capitals against Donald Trump’s agenda and draconian cuts in the budget of the federal state.
About 150 groups of activists had called for demonstrations in all 50 US states plus Canada and Mexico. Numerous left -wing citizens have called on demonstrations across the country against what they describe as a “capture of power” by the Republican president.
“It is extremely worrying to see everything that is happening in our institutions and in the institutional counterbalance system (system of control and balance) to be completely overturned at every level, from the environment to the individual rights,” Jane Ellen Schoumon, 66, told the French Bureau.
“I have the impression that there has already been a coup or capture of power by bulls that do not care about the people,” said Elissa Parker, a 78 -year -old retired lawyer, believing that “Republicans in Congress can stop this.”
In addition to large groups of pensioners, especially from the public sector, many young people, and parents with their children, went to the gathering in Washington. “Democracy is not for sale,” wrote a placard held by a young father, with his young son with him.
Similar demonstrations were held worldwide on Saturday (5/4/25), mainly in Berlin, Paris and London.
Trump, who spent Saturday (5.4/25) in Florida playing golf, has given his blessings to Musk and the Doge Service (Doge) that the billionaire has headed, to make sweeping cuts and tens of thousands of workers.
Hours before the start of US demonstrations, hundreds of Americans against Trump living in Europe gathered in Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris and London, demonstrating both the Trump government and foreign policy.