Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the countryLink to Full Article (with Photos)Associated Press - PHILIP MARCELO
Updated 6:47 PM MDT, April 19, 2025
Opponents of President Donald Trump's administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nation's democratic ideals.
The disparate events ranged from a march through midtown Manhattan and a rally in front of the White House to a demonstration at a Massachusetts commemoration of "the shot heard 'round the world" on April 19, 1775, marking the start of the Revolutionary War 250 years ago.
The protests come just two weeks after similar nationwide demonstrations.
Organizers say they oppose what they call Trump's civil rights violations and constitutional violations, including efforts to deport scores of immigrants and to scale back the federal government by firing thousands of government workers and effectively shuttering entire agencies.
Some of the events drew on the spirit of the Revolutionary War, calling for "no kings" and resistance to tyranny.
The Trump administration, among other things, has moved to shutter Social Security Administration field offices, cut funding for government health programs and scale back protections for transgender people.----------------------------------
And so it begins.
