Washington DC: Thousands of protesters on Saturday (local time) gathered across the United States to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump's policies and executive orders, including tariffs, with demonstrations organised in all 50 states as well as in neighbouring Canada and Mexico.
According to the organisers, approximately 150 activist groups participated in the coordinated protests, which saw significant turnouts in Washington DC and near the president's Florida residence.
Crowds are demonstrating against Trump and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) director Elon Musk, rallying behind the slogan "Hands off."
The "Hands Off" nationwide protest has been described on its official website as "a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history."
Critics of the Trump administration and the DOGE have organised protests to oppose efforts to reduce federal government size through budget cuts and employee terminations.
Over 150 organizations--including civil rights groups, unions, LGBTQ+ advocates, veterans associations, and election reform activists coordinated more than 1,200 "Hands Off!" demonstrations.
Protesters voiced their opposition against Trump's policies.
A protester told ANI, "I am very inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. Today, I am here because it is our ocean and our salt...As for world commerce and world exchange, we have so much to give to each other...This greed of me first, my country first, my products first is unsustainable for the world and humanity..."
Another protester said, "I have lived in Kolkata for almost two years and it is the city where Goddess Kali, a great and powerful force still resides and that force resides all over India and the world...All of us people at the Washington Monument today are saying that this will not stand and Elon Musk and Donald Trump are gonna go down in history as criminals. These people cannot be allowed to remain in power."
Another protester said, "I am here to support all those people who are fighting for their jobs, health insurance, Medicare, social security, housing, food. People are suffering as there is no money... Many people have lost their jobs."
Another protester said, "...Our President Trump is a puppet of other interests and the tariffs are a tool to dismantle our country for other interests which are those which are manipulating..." (ANI)
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