Anti-Trump rallies held across the U.S. to protest administration's policies

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"Hands off!" rallies held crossed U.S.

"Hands off!" rallies crossed U.S. protestation Trump medication policies 01:57

Opponents of President Trump's medication took to the streets of communities ample and tiny crossed the U.S. connected Saturday, decrying what they spot arsenic threats to the nation's antiauthoritarian ideals.

The events ranged from rallies successful midtown Manhattan and successful beforehand of the White House to a objection astatine a Massachusetts commemoration marking the commencement of the American Revolutionary War 250 years ago.

Thomas Bassford drove from his home, immoderate 3 hours distant successful Maine, to witnesser the reenactment of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and "the changeable heard 'round the world" connected April 19, 1775, that heralded the commencement of the nation's warfare for independency from Britain.

The 80-year-old retired mason said helium believed Americans contiguous are nether onslaught from their ain authorities and request to basal up against it.

"This is simply a precise perilous clip successful America for liberty," helium said, arsenic helium archetypal battles of the warfare for Independence with his partner, girl and 2 grandsons. "I wanted the boys to larn astir the origins of this state and that sometimes we person to combat for freedom."

Elsewhere, protests were planned extracurricular Tesla car dealerships against billionaire Trump advisor Elon Musk and his relation successful downsizing the national government, portion inactive others organized much community-service events, specified arsenic nutrient drives, teach-ins and volunteering astatine section shelters.

Protests person been occurring precocious crossed the U.S. In aboriginal April, opponents of Mr. Trump and billionaire Musk rallied crossed the U.S. to protestation the administration's actions connected authorities downsizing, the economy, quality rights and different issues.

More than 1,200 "Hands Off!" demonstrations were planned by much than 150 groups, including civilian rights organizations, labour unions, LGBTQ advocates, veterans and predetermination activists.

Protesters Gather In Cities Nationwide To Denounce The Trump Administration

Organizers accidental they're protesting against what they presumption arsenic Trump's civilian rights and law violations, including efforts to deport scores of immigrants and standard backmost the national authorities by firing thousands of authorities workers and efficaciously shuttering full agencies.

Some of the events drew connected the tone of the American Revolutionary War, calling for "no kings" and absorption to tyranny.

Boston nonmigratory George Bryant was among those who turned retired successful Concord. He said helium was acrophobic Trump was creating a "police state" successful America arsenic helium held up a motion saying, "Trump fascist authorities indispensable spell now!"

"He's defying the courts. He's kidnapping students. He's eviscerating the checks and balances," Bryant said. "This is fascism."

In Washington, Bob Fasick said helium came retired to the rally by the White House retired of interest astir threats to constitutionally protected owed process rights, arsenic good as Social Security and different national safety-net programs.

The Trump administration, among different things, has moved to shutter Social Security Administration tract offices, chopped backing for authorities wellness programs and scale backmost protections for transgender people.

"I cannot beryllium inactive knowing that if I don't bash thing and everybody doesn't bash thing to alteration this, that the satellite that we collectively are leaving for the small children, for our neighbors is simply not 1 that I would privation to live," said the 76-year-old retired national worker from Springfield, Virginia.

And successful Manhattan, protesters rallied against continued deportations of immigrants from the steps of the New York Public Library.

"No fear, nary hate, nary ICE successful our state," they chanted to the dependable bushed of drums, referring to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Marshall Green, who was among the protesters, said helium was astir acrophobic that Trump has invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 by claiming the state is at warfare with Venezuelan gangs linked to the South American nation's government.

"Congress should beryllium stepping up and saying no, we are not astatine war. You cannot usage that," said the 61-year-old from Morristown, New Jersey. "You cannot deport radical without owed process, and everyone successful this state has the close to owed process nary substance what."

Melinda Charles, of Connecticut, said she was astir disquieted astir what she viewed arsenic Trump's "executive overreach," citing his clashes with the national courts to Harvard University and different elite colleges that helium views arsenic excessively liberal.

"We're expected to person 3 adjacent branches of authorities and to person the enforcement subdivision go truthful strong, I mean, it's conscionable unbelievable," she said.