'There's a movement bubbling up': Anti-Trump protests planned nationwide Saturday

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Source: USA Today

Published 6:02 a.m. ET April 4, 2025 | Updated 11:52 a.m. ET April 4, 2025


For weeks, people have gathered on small town street corners, in major cities, state capitols and the nation's capital to express displeasure and disbelief at the way President Donald Trump is running the country. The largest protest by far is expected on Saturday, at hundreds of locations around the country. Nationwide more than 500,000 people have RSVP'd to attend one of 1,000 rallies marches or protests organized by a handful of grassroots groups.

"What April 5 is really about is saying, 'Hey folks, let's all come together in one day and show the power of our voices and ensure our voices are heard about what we're seeing coming out of this administration and to push back on these harms," MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting said.

Hunter Dunn, spokesman for one of the groups, called 50501 for 50 states, 50 capitols, one day, said organizers want to bring protests to the people who want to participate, rather than expecting everyone to converge on a handful of large cities. "We want to make that space to have those massive protests, but we also want to make sure that you can walk outside your door and start resisting if that's what you need to do. If that's all you can do, we have a place for you,” Dunn said.

Hosting organizations include longstanding groups like Indivisible, Women’s March, MoveOn, Working Families Power, and Public Citizen and grassroots groups like 50501 that have formed since Election Day. The Washington, D.C. event, expected to be the largest, starts at noon at the Washington Monument. Organizers said they expect it to be much bigger than the People’s March that occurred the weekend before Trump's second inauguration. The protests will be livestreamed here.

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