Washington, United States:
Thousands in the United States take to the streets on Saturday under the ‘Hands Off!’ Banner, protesting against what they call a radical grade of power by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
More than 1,200 protests from more than 150 organizations – civil rights groups and trade unions for LGBTQ+ lawyers, veterans and electoral reform activists – are planned in all 50 US states, with meetings that are also expected in the Capitol and the National Mall in Washington DC, the Associated Press reported.
The movement, which has won Spoant Momentum, may be the biggest protest by one day, because Trump recorded office for his second term in January of this year.
“They dismantle our country. They plunder our government. And they think we just look,” off the hands! Campaign mentioned on its official website.
Demonstrants are expected to oppose Trump’s policy, including cutbacks on social security, mass dismissals of federal agencies, reversing consumer protection and measures aimed at immigrants and the transgender community, Axios reported.
Adding fuel to the movement is the growing declaration against the influence of Musk within the federal government, in particular its role in the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) – an initiative linked to aggressive cost -saving and restructuring. This follows earlier global protests at Tesla stores fueled by the #teslatakedown campaign.
Musk, who serves as an important adviser to Trump and is the head of Tesla and SpaceX, claims that his initiatives save billions in taxpayers funds.
The Saturday rallies will take place for federal buildings, capitals, conference offices and urban centers. The biggest protest is likely to be in Washington, DC, where organizers expect a turnout of around 12,500 protesters.
Participants are encouraged to gather in the Sylvan Theater, with speeches and programming planned to start afternoon, according to a spokesperson for Advocacy Group Moveon, The Times of India reported.
“Donald Trump and Elon Musk think that this country is theirs. They take everything they can get into their hands and dare to stop them. On Saturday, April 5, we take to the street nationally to fight back with a clear message: Hands Off!” A statement on the website of the campaign.
Another fragment of the site is: “This is a national mobilization to put the most brutal grip of power in modern history. Trump, Musk and their billionaire cronies orchestrate a total attack on our government, our economy and our basic rights engaged by the congress at every step of the congress.
“They want to get rid of America for parts-covering social security offices, firing essential employees, eliminating consumer protection and to control medicah all to control their billionaire tax wins. They hand over our tax dollars, our public services and our democracy to the Ultra-Rijk. If we don’t fight now, there is nothing left to save.”
Although there are many protests aimed at Trump or Musk in the past year, nobody has reached the scale of the Women’s March 2017 or the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.
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