{"id":132630,"date":"2025-04-06T00:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T00:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/hands-off-protesters-rally-across-us-to-oppose-trumps-policies-donald-trump-news-al-jazeera\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T00:43:20","slug":"hands-off-protesters-rally-across-us-to-oppose-trumps-policies-donald-trump-news-al-jazeera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/hands-off-protesters-rally-across-us-to-oppose-trumps-policies-donald-trump-news-al-jazeera\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hands Off\u2019 protesters rally across US to oppose Trump\u2019s policies | Donald Trump News – Al Jazeera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands gather across the US and Europe to decry actions of the Trump administration.<\/em>
Opponents of US President Donald Trump and his adviser, billionaire Elon Musk, have joined rallies across the United States to protest against the administration\u2019s actions to overhaul the government and expand presidential authority.
More than 1,200 \u201cHands Off\u201d rallies were expected on Saturday, with organisers anticipating the largest single-day mobilisation opposing the administration\u2019s recent initiatives.
Protest sites included the National Mall in Washington, DC, and locations in all 50 US states. Organisers estimated more than 250,000 people participated nationwide.
Reporting from Washington, DC, Al Jazeera\u2019s Mike Hanna said the crowd there voiced their discontent over the administration\u2019s sweeping executive actions and the restructuring led by Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The reforms have resulted in the elimination of more than 200,000 federal positions and significant reductions in benefits, particularly within the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration.
\u201cThis is one of the biggest demonstrations we\u2019ve seen since Trump began his second term, and it\u2019s perhaps indicative of the rising frustration among Americans,\u201d said Hanna, who also noted the diverse composition of the protesters, spanning various age groups.
\u201cProtest organisers have been saying this is not going to lead to immediate change, but it\u2019s an important moment to show that many Americans oppose what Donald Trump stands for,\u201d said Hanna.
In Chicago, thousands of demonstrators rallied in the downtown area. Reporting from the protest site, Al Jazeera\u2019s John Hendren said it was \u201clargely a union crowd\u201d.
\u201cThese people are concerned about their jobs \u2026 These people are mostly citizens, they are Chicagoans and their message to the Trump administration and Elon Musk is \u2018hands off'\u201d, he said.
In New York, demonstrators gathered in Bryant Park, holding signs reading \u201cUnplug Elon\u201d and \u201cI can only write this because there used to be a Department of Education.\u201d
Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, addressed a rally in Washington, criticising the government\u2019s treatment of marginalised communities. \u201cThe attacks that we\u2019re seeing, they\u2019re not just political. They are personal, y\u2019all,\u201d she said, reported AFP.
Similar protests were held in Atlanta, Boston, Miami, and Charlotte, with crowds demanding action on immigration, healthcare and workers\u2019 rights.
Around the world, American expatriates and local supporters assembled in cities including Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, and London.
In Paris, approximately 200 demonstrators, predominantly Americans, gathered at Place de la Republique, displaying banners with messages like \u201cResist Tyrant,\u201d \u201cRule of Law,\u201d and \u201cFeminists for Freedom not Fascism.\u201d
Timothy Kautz, a spokesperson for Democrats Abroad, emphasised the importance of global solidarity. \u201cWe have to show solidarity with all the demonstrations in a thousand cities today in the USA,\u201d he told Reuters.
Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, one of the organising groups, speaking to Reuters said, \u201cThis is an enormous demonstration that is sending a very clear message to Musk and Trump and congressional Republicans and all the goose-stepping allies of MAGA that we don\u2019t want their hands on our democracy, on our communities, on our schools and our friends and our neighbours.\u201d
The White House has defended the administration\u2019s actions.
Assistant press secretary Liz Huston stated, \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s position is clear: He will always protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid for eligible beneficiaries. Meanwhile, the Democrats\u2019 stance is giving Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare benefits to illegal aliens, which will bankrupt these programs and crush American seniors.\u201d
Pro-Palestinian groups also participated in the Washington demonstrations, protesting against the US administration\u2019s support for Israel\u2019s renewed military actions in Gaza and the crackdown on campus protests. \u200b<\/p>\n

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