More than 500,000 people have taken to the streets to demonstrate in Washington, Florida and other areas of USA to oppose the ‘authoritarian exaggeration and agenda of Donald Trump».
Moveon, one of the protest organizations, said more than 1,000 protests were planned in all the US, including state capitals against Donald Trump’s agenda.
“This is shaped as the largest one -day protest in recent years in American history,” said Ezra Levin, founder of Indivisible, one of the protest groups.
The biggest event at the National Mall in Washington, where members of Congress, including Democrats Jamie Raskin from Maryland, Maxwell Frost from Florida and Ilhan Omar from Minnesota, are addressing the crowd. “This is a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen seizure of power in modern history,” the protest website said.
“Trump, Musk and their billionaires are orchestrating a bitter attack on our economy and our basic rights – with the help of Congress at every step” …
Thousands are walking down 5th Avenue in New York City. Trump protest. pic.twitter.com/hnS76IuElg
– New Yorkcitykopp (@newyorkcitykopp) April 5, 2025
But similar protests were also organized outside the US, such as in France and Germany…
The protests come after the Stock Exchange’s crash this week, following Donald Trump’s announcement of duties on April 1st.
The ‘hands off,’ anti- Trump protest in Trafalgar Square growing in numbers. pic.twitter.com/LwnqRY5dvG
— Chris Hobbs (@obbsie) April 5, 2025
Trump’s acceptance rate this week fell to 43%the lowest of his duties, according to a Reuters poll. At the same time, a path to the situation in the Gaza Strip is disturbing the waters of the US capital.
It is recalled that a demonstration for women’s course shortly after Trump’s first election in 2016 attracted about half a million people in Washington.
But despite reactions around the world for sweeping duties and the discontent of many Americans, the White House rejected the protests and the Republican president has given no sign of retreat.
Source: ERT