Thousands join protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk

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Tens of thousands of Trump’s anti -demonstrators gathered in cities all over the world on Saturday, as the impact of definitions and discounts on government agencies has swore the first large wave of protest against the administration.
The gatherings came days after Trump raised the global economy using the emergency authorities that were rarely protested to release the customs tariff to almost every country in the world, as it eradicates about $ 2.5 trillion of the market value in Wall Street.
Those who attended the protests were martyred with a list of administration policies, from aggressive commercial fees, hairstyles through the federal workforce, the deportation of legal immigrants, attacks on the transgender community, and threats that threaten the invasion of Greenland, as well as Elon Musk, the so -called government efficiency.

The demonstrators also gathered in European cities, including London, Zaboun and Paris, and they appeared in front of the Tesla showroom in Berlin. The electric car maker has become a focus of protests against the CEO of billionaire, and there were multiple attacks on vehicles and agents throughout the United States.
The demonstrators at the National Commercial Center in Washington – the largest gathering – keep banners with slogans including “Penguin against customs tariffs”, “Sending Musk to Mars” and “Make my 401K Great again.”
Boutros, who asked his last name for not using it, said this came from Annapolis in Maryland to attend the gathering in response to what he saw as a “attack on democracy” by Trump and Musk.
Maya, who lives in Washington, who also asked to hide her identity, said that she was protesting against “a few billionaires” and added that “the necessary tariff for the working class.”
“Hands outside!” The movement, which has organized protests in more than 1,000 cities and town across the United States, is supported by calling groups that focus on everything from abortion rights to climate change. However, it has sought to reach Americans across the political spectrum, by greatly focusing on economic issues, including definitions, the drowning stock market, and the fear of changes in social security.
“The day of the collective mobilization is our message to the world that we do not create the destruction of our government and our economy,” read one digital bulletin in the gathering in Washington.

The organizers and Democrats have seized the inability to musk to stimulate the demonstrators and voters. On Tuesday, his favorite candidate, Brad Shemel, was overcome in the Supreme Court in Wisconsin, who was widely seen as a referendum on the controversial billionaire.
The protests on Saturday are the first widespread demonstrations against the administration since Trump began his second term in January. The president’s return to power has been received so far through a silent and unorganized response from the left of America, unlike mass turmoil, including the woman’s march, which received his first presidency.
Meanwhile, the Democrats were held Classical fighting On how to respond to the administration’s agenda, which made it difficult to provide a coherent message or strategy.
Speakers of the Gathering in Washington called on both Democratic and Republican actors to use their powers in Congress to oppose Trump’s economic policies.
“The definitions are not only easy, but they are illegal, but they are unconstitutional, and we will turn this,” said Jimmy Raskin, a representative of Maryland who led the democratic dismissal effort against Donald Trump during the riots on January 6.

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2025-04-05 20:07:00