37 Powerful Photos From Yesterday's Anti-Trump Protests That Will Haunt The United States Forever
Note: In light of President Donald Trump's executive order that threatens to deport foreign pro-Palestinian student protesters — including students with visas — we have blurred all faces in the images below to protect their freedom of speech.
Yesterday, a mass anti-Trump movement took place across the United States.
1.The movement was referred to as "50501," meaning 50 protests in all 50 states on one single day.
2.According to the Build the Resistance website, which serves as a hub for 50501, the protests were a "rapid response to the anti-democratic, destructive, and, in many cases, illegal actions being undertaken by the Trump administration and the plutocrats he has aligned with."
3.Signs from the protests illustrated how US residents feel about Trump increasingly shifting the richest men in the world into his inner circle and the government...
4....billionaire Elon Musk's now-infamous salute...
5....policies against trans rights...
6....the president's highly controversial cabinet picks...
7....Trump's decision to scrap a policy that prevented ICE agents from entering sensitive locations such as churches, hospitals, and schools...
8....the US's involvement in the Israel-Hamas war...
9....Trump issuing about 1,500 pardons for Jan. 6 participants, including those who attacked police officers...
10....dangerous anti-science rhetoric...
11....and so much more.
12.Many signs depicted both Trump and Musk with Hitler-style mustaches...
13....or called to deport Musk from the US altogether.
14.'I'm appalled by democracy's changes in the last, well, specifically two weeks — but it started a long time ago,' one protester told AP outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. 'So I'm just trying to put a presence into resistance.'
15.As a part of this resistance, calls against fascism rang throughout the crowds.
16.Citizens appear to fear a loss of their freedom of speech.
17.And they appear to see their movement as a way to fight back against Nazi ideology.
18.There were many...
19....many anti-Nazi signs.
20.Others expressed concern over Musk, who has never been elected to a government office...
21....gaining access to federal data.
22.As well as Trump's initial moves in office largely mirroring the plans in Project 2025, which the president had previously distanced himself from during the campaign cycle.
23.Now, younger generations...
24....and older generations...
25....of different backgrounds are stepping up to the plate to make their voices heard.
26.And the messages are loud.
27.Signs say they want Trump to keep his "tiny hands off our gov't."
28.They call Trump "a thug."
29.And declare that "real Americans take care of each other."
30.When asked how they felt about the 50501 protests, someone who didn't attend said, "Everyone has the right to protest and should if they choose to."
31."Everyone has the right to peaceful protest under the first amendment. ✌️" another added.
32.And in response to those who say protesting doesn't change anything, one person wrote, "It's a start. I came of age 1965-1975 and it took HUNDREDS of protests, some of them 200,000 people to effect change. It's probably too soon right now, but things are moving fast."
33.Time will tell how this movement affects the administration's actions moving forward.
34.But seeing grassroots action and Americans rally in all 50 states...
35....against one president...
36....is undeniably...
37....historical.
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