April 20, 2025
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Thousands join anti-Trump protests across US 

Participants accused the president of trampling on civil liberties and the rule of law, citing concerns over immigration, federal job cuts, economic policies, and other issues 

Thousands of protestors across the United States rallied once again  voicing strong opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies. 

Nearly a fortnight after the first wave of demonstrations, protesters returned to the streets to express frustration over Trump’s policies, including the imposition and threats of tariffs, The New York Times reported. 

However, turnout in cities like New York, Washington, and Chicago appeared smaller than the protests held on April 5. According to an organiser quoted by The New York Times, More than 700 events were planned nationwide, from Jacksonville, Fla., to Los Angeles. 

Participants accused the president of trampling on civil liberties and the rule of law, citing concerns over immigration, federal job cuts, economic policies, and other issues. 

The protestors gathered outside the White House, repeatedly chanting “shame!” to voice their dissatisfaction with the Trump administration. 

Thousands more marched from the Washington Monument, many demanding that the administration bring back Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia — a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador, The New York Times reported. 

“I am worried that the administration would not stop at deporting undocumented immigrants without due process and would imprison and deport U.S. citizens,” said Aaron Burk, who joined the rally in Washington. He added, “Where does it stop?” he said. Burk also said that his daughter is transgender and that he was most concerned about the dehumanisation of minorities, The New York Times reported. 

In Jacksonville, Fla., hundreds took to the streets to protest a number of causes, including the president’s attacks on the LGBTQ community and the government’s desire to alter the Endangered Species Act. 

“We are losing our country,” said one demonstrator, Sara Harvey. In the last few months, she said she had protested the federal job cuts led by Elon Musk and joined the nationwide protests on April 5.  

The protests were generally reported as peaceful, although Representative Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat, posted a video on X of a man holding a Trump sign and pushing through a crowd to angrily confront him. Many demonstrators carried signs reading “No Kings,” a nod to the anniversary of the start of the country’s revolution against English rule. 

During celebrations of the anniversary in Massachusetts that commemorated the battles of Lexington and Concord and the famous horse ride of Paul Revere, people held similar signs. There was also a 50501 demonstration in Boston on Saturday. “This is a very perilous time in America for liberty,” Thomas Bassford, said while in Boston with his partner, daughter and two grandsons. “I wanted the boys to learn about the origins of this country and that sometimes we have to fight for freedom.” 

Trump’s popularity appears to be edging down, especially when it comes to the economy. When he took office in January, his approval rating was 47%, according to Gallup. His approval rating in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll similarly dipped to 43% from 47% on Inauguration Day. In the same poll, only 37% approved of his performance on the economy, compared to 42% during inauguration. 

Earlier this month, hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered for the largest nationwide show of opposition since Trump returned to the White House. Those protests – which were larger than Saturday’s – happened in 1,200 locations in all 50 US states. 

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