Opponents of the Republican president’s policies -- from government staffing cuts to trade tariffs and eroding civil liberties -- rallied in Washington, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and Florida, among other locations.
In Washington, thousands of demonstrators -- many traveling from across the United States -- gathered on the National Mall where dozens of speakers rallied opposition to Trump.
“They’re gutting our government.”
“What’s happening in America is everyone’s problem,“ Liz Chamberlin, a dual US-British citizen told AFP at a London rally.
And in Berlin, 70-year-old retiree Susanne Fest said Trump had created “a constitutional crisis,“ adding, “The guy is a lunatic.”
Anger
“We’re out here to stop the, honestly, fascism at this point. We’re stopping a leader from... jailing his opponents, stopping him from jailing just random people, immigrants,“ protester Dominic Santella told AFP at a rally in Boston.
At the National Mall, just blocks from the White House, thousands heard speakers including Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democrat who served as impeachment manager during Trump’s second impeachment.
Activist Graylan Hagler, 71, also addressed the protest, saying: “They’ve woken up a sleeping giant, and they haven’t seen nothing yet.”
Saturday’s demonstrations were largely peaceful. An upbeat atmosphere prevailed on a mild day in Washington, with protesters ranging from the elderly to young couples with infants in strollers.
A Women’s March protest shortly after Trump’s first election in 2016 drew an estimated half-million people to Washington. Organizers for the latest Washington rally had predicted a turnout of 20,000 but by Saturday afternoon said the number appeared considerably larger.
But despite global pushback to his sweeping tariffs, and bubbling resentment from many Americans, the White House has dismissed the protests.
“My policies will never change,“ Trump said Friday.
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