‘Hands Off!’ protesters across US rally against President Trump’s policies, including…
Washington DC: A sea of protesters gathered across cities in the United States to raise their voices against President Donald Trump’s policies and executive orders, including tariffs. The massive protests were held in all 50 states of America as well as in neighbouring Canada and Mexico. As per organisers of the protests, as many as 150 activist groups took part in the protests, with thousands of people coming out in Washington DC and near the president’s Florida residence.
Protests are occurring nationwide against President Trump and Elon Musk, the director of the Department of Government Efficiency. Demonstrators, using the slogan “Hands Off,” are opposing what they describe as an unprecedented power grab.
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.”
Following President Trump’s recent announcement of significant trade tariffs, which negatively impacted global markets and worried international allies, protests took place. Meanwhile, President Trump spent the day at his Florida golf club and later at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
In early April, Donald Trump initiated a global tariff increase. This followed a February announcement of a new trade policy emphasizing fairness and reciprocal tariffs, mirroring tariffs levied on US products by other nations.
(with ANI inputs)
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