On Saturday, Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Washington and other cities throughout the United States to express their opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump‘s removal policies, government dismissals, and the conflict in Gaza and Ukraine,
Outside the White House, demonstrators kept banners that read “Workers should have the power,” “No kingship,” “Stop arming Israel” and “Due process,” according to media footage.
Some protestors shouted in support of migrants whom the Donald Trump authority has exiled or has been trying to exile while conveying solidarity with people dismissed by the federal government and with universities whose funding may be withdrawn by Donald Trump.
“As Trump and his administration mobilize the use of the U.S. deportation machine, we are going to organize networks and systems of resistance to defend our neighbors,” a demonstrators stated in a rally at Lafayette Square nearby White House.
Other demonstrators waved Palestinian banners while adorning keffiyeh scarves, shouting “free Palestine” and showing solidarity with Palestinians killed in Israeli conflict in Gaza.
Few demonstrators held symbols showing support for Ukraine and calling Washington to be more resolute in combating Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s conflict in Ukraine.
From his January inauguration, Donald Trump and his billionaire friend, Elon Musk, have disappointed the federal government, dismissing more than 200,000 employees and trying to take apart several agencies.
The authority has further arrested scores of overseas students and menaced to pause federal funding to universities across diversity, equity and inclusion programs, climate initiatives and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Rights groups have criticised the rules.
Nearby the Washington Monument, posters from demonstrators read: “hate never made any nation great” and “equal rights for all does not mean less rights for you.”
Protestors were further held in New York City and Chicago, amid dozens of other sites. It remarkable the second day of countrywide protests from Donald Trump took on the role.