Mass protest in the US vs. Trump and Musk

In the first few weeks after taking office, Donald Trump quickly signed executive orders and held the world in limbo at an amazing pace. Many citizens and deputies of the Democrats seemed shocked for weeks. There were no protests for a long time. Now citizens in the United States are reacting, public resistance is slowly increasing, including the Democrats. Thousands protested on Saturday (05.04). tariffs Trump's, against his adviser, Elon Musk, harsh measures against immigrants and massive layoffs.

International Action Days

In the American capital alone, several thousand demonstrators gathered at the Washington Monument near the White House on Saturday. Major protests occurred in many other cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, and Chicago. In Washington, demonstrators carried posters with inscriptions like “Hands off democracy” or “Stop the coup of the state”, seeking, among other things, to protect the Constitution, remove Trump from office and not be affected by the social system.

Various American organisations had called together for a day of nationwide action with more than 1,300 protest shares in all federal states under the motto “Hands off”. Organisers had previously hosted hundreds of thousands of participants across the country, but in the end said millions of people took to the streets. However, there are currently no reliable figures for the number of participants.

A few days ago, Democrat Senator Cory Booker received much attention with a 25-hour marathon speech against President Trump at the congress. Recently, former US Democrat President Barack Obama and Trump's Democrat rival Kamala Harris also spoke critically after a long period of silence./DW/ Periscope.