Progressive groups throughout the country protested again president Donald Trump On Monday. The protests “Not My My Presidents Day” or “No Kings Day” were organized by the 50501 Movement, a coalition of activists united against Trump’s “Remove Executive”.
From Austin, Texas, to Orlando, Florida and Boston to Phoenix, demonstrators gathered in cities in the United States with handmade signs, singing songs of resistance and singing in protest. More than a thousand gathered in the Capitol’s reflective swimming pool Washington, DCThis president day.
“On Monday we call on organizations and activists throughout the country to be again,” said Sarah, a 50501 movement and voices of Florida Organizer, in a statement prior to the President Day. “We will not be able to give up fascism. We will fight back against Project 2025, and we will fight for the future of all our beautiful communities.”
Protesters on the capitol of the nation on Monday wore plates with the calling to “drop off” Elon MuskWeersta de Department of Efficiency of the Government (Doge) and save our republic. Fox News Digital spoke with various demonstrators in Washington, DC, about why they felt compelled to protest. Protesters said they gathered to reject Elon Musk and Doge.
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A demonstrator has a flag with a sign that says: “We don’t serve people”, during the “No Kings Day” protest on President Day against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Monday 17 February 2025 near the Capitol in Washington, DC (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
“I am here to protest against the president, to protest and protest against Elon Musk and protest Cronies. He is not here to help one of the working Americans.
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Jennifer said Trump might be president, but he is not a president for the people. Mary Hart, an educator at the protest, said that her immigrant and trans -students are the target of the administration, and she wanted to be part of the resistance.
“I am an educator and I am afraid of my immigrant students,” said Hart. “I am afraid of my transstudents. I am afraid of my country. I just had to show up and be part of the resistance. They are the target and dehumanized by several people in this government. They are scared to school, interrupting their learning They are encouraged the target and bullied by this administration, and it is not good.
Jerome Bobewski, a girl’s father from Detroit, led a “Where is the congress?” Chant in the Washington, DC, Rally. He said he protested to protect the rights of his daughters.
Thousands gathered in the Capitool as a result of the swimming pool in Washington, DC, for the protest “No Kings on Presidents Day” on February 17, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
“My children are power women, and they must have as many rights as my wife, who is also a woman’s wife. We want justice. We don’t want a country without laws. That’s why they all come here. Because we have done that rules. We are not kings , “said Bobowski.
Demonstrants said they were afraid of losing personal freedoms, but the White House told Fox News Digital that Trump is a ‘leader for all Americans’. In response to the protests “Not My Presidents Day”, the Trump government emphasized its “thunderous mandate” of the American people on election day and his dedication to fulfilling his campaign blows.
“This President Day we honor the leadership of President Trump. He received a resounding mandate from the American people and quickly took action to restore his promises to restore common sense, to strengthen the economy and to restore the dominance of America to the world stage restore.
On February 17, 2025, a demonstrator will hold a “No Musk” sign at the “No Kings on Presidents Day” protest in Washington, DC. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
The 50501 movement, which means 50 protests in 50 states in one day, began with a Reddit post, Sarah, a National Core member of 50501, explained. From there, #buildtheresistance and #50501 received a grip on social media. On February 5, they mobilized more than 20,000 people throughout the country to protest against Trump’s policy and Project 2025.
“All this happened very organic and very fast,” Sarah told Fox News Digital. “I think people didn’t know where to place their feelings. They didn’t know how to move. I think they were just shocked, and when that Reddit -post happened, gave people the power to make their voice heard. “
The 50501 movement is a decentralized approach, so that individual groups and cities can articulate their own mission throughout the country. Sarah is also the executive director of Voices or Florida, who emphasizes reproductive rights, immigrant rights and queere rights.
Demonstrants join more than a thousand people who protested against the policy of the Trump government marched the Boston Common Past City Hall to the northern end on Monday 17 February 2025 in Boston. (AP/Michael Casey)
“It goes down what the states and the smaller groups want. We don’t tell people what their demands should be. It is summarized in a broad way, it is to reduce project 2025 and to return the power to the People, “Sarah added.
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The 50501 is not affiliated with a political party and there is no clear leader of the organization. During the protest in Washington, DC, the organizers preached peace and emphasized the civil disobedience.
