Over 1,400 protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are expected across all 50 states today, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what organizers call a “hostile takeover” and attack on American rights and freedoms.
The “Hands Off!” mass-action protests are taking place at state capitols, federal buildings, congressional offices, Social Security’s headquarters, parks and city halls throughout the entire country, organizers say.
Crowds of demonstrators can be seen on social media and in aerial video from local news stations in Boston, Atlanta, Washington, DC, Chicago and Philadelphia. Additional protests are currently underway in New York, Colorado, New Hampshire, Arizona, Maine and beyond.
The movement has also spread to protests outside the US, especially in the wake of Trump’s tariff announcements this week.
Nearly 600,000 people have signed up to attend the events, according to Indivisible, one of the organizations leading the movement in collaboration with a nationwide coalition including civil rights organizations, veterans, women’s rights groups, labor unions and LGBTQ+ advocates.
Organizers say they have three demands: “an end to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration; an end to slashing federal funds for Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs working people rely on; and an end to the attacks on immigrants, trans people, and other communities.”
CNN has reached out to the White House for a statement.
Read more about the protests here.
CNN’s Graham Hurley contributed to this report.
