According to Reuters, demonstrations were held in Washington, D.C., and throughout the country, which were held on a network of 1,200 protests. This was the largest one-day speech against Donald Trump and Musk since they began intense government changes and efforts to extend the President's powers.
According to the organizers, about 150 activist groups joined the protest. The demonstrations took place in all 50 states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. In Washington, the crowds gathered around the Washington Monument. Organizers reported that more than 20,000 participants were expected at the National Mall rally.
As the day passed, the number of protesters grew – any of them carried Ukrainian flags, others had Palestinian keffiyeh scarves and banners with the inscription "Free Palestine". Democrats from the home of Representatives performed on stage, who powerfully criticized Trump's politics.
At the same time, the president spent the day in Florida – playing golf at his club in Jupiter, and then returned to the Mar-a-Lago estate. A fewer miles away, in West Palm Beach, about 400 people protested against his politics.
The governments of Trump and Musk. Administration cuts and mass layoffs
With Trump's approval, a squad of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, introduced extremist cuts in the national administration. Over 200 000 jobs were eliminated from 2.3 million government workers. Reductions frequently took place in a chaotic way, causing staff shortages in key institutions.
On Friday, the interior gross Service (American taxation office) began firing more than 20,000 employees, which represented 25% of its employment.
Hundreds of demonstrators besides gathered outside the office of the Social safety Administration close Baltimore. They protested the cuts in the budget of the agency liable for the payment of benefits to the aged and disabled.
Many of Trump's actions face judicial opposition – many lawsuits have been filed against his administration, accusing him of exceeding his powers in firing public officials, deporting immigrants and limiting the rights of transgender persons.
Trump's discontent besides goes beyond US borders. A fewer hours before the protests in the United States began, hundreds of American emigrants in Europe gathered in Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris and London to argue extremist changes in their country's interior and abroad policies.
