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Protests against the second Trump administration

Multiple protests have been held across the United States and other countries against U.S. president Donald Trump since his 2024 re-election.

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2024 On November 6, the day after Trump's re-election, protesters gathered in San Jose and Berkeley, California, downtown Cleveland, Chicago, New York City, 2025 January–March protest against Trump in Columbus, Ohio, on February 17, 2025 Two days before Trump's inauguration, the People's March was held in all 50 states, as well as Washington, D.C. The rally involved hundreds of events and thousands of participants. Protesters focused on abortion rights, immigration rights, and the Gaza war. On February 3, protesters gathered outside the United States Office of Personnel Management to denounce Elon Musk's appointment to government as being a coup. Multiple notable figures, including politicians like Jared Golden and Chuck Schumer have denounced Musk as an unelected official. Yassamin Ansari said "Never in my wildest dreams, could I have imagined that in the United States of America in the year 2025 we would be witnessing an unelected billionaire, Elon Musk, and oligarchs and so many unelected individuals taking complete control of our Federal Government [...]" A series of protests against Trump, Elon Musk, and Project 2025 were held on February 5, 2025. Referred to as 50501, short for "50 protests, 50 states, one day," the protests were largely held in front of state capitol buildings, though some were held in other cities. On February 9, more than 1000 protesters marched through downtown San Diego. The protest ended with a vigil at St. Joseph Cathedral, which fits 900 people. Every pew was filled. Roman Catholic Cardinal Robert McElroy, who was recently elected Archbishop of Washington (DC), led a vigil focusing on protecting immigrants in the afternoon. The predominantly Latino march was joined by U.S. Representative Juan Vargas. , who was charged with antisemitism, New York City on March 10, 2025 On the same day, Kendrick Lamar held a performance during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans, Louisiana to protest Trump's appearance at the Super Bowl and his policies. Protesters gathered again for another 50501 protest on February 17. The protests were variously named "No Kings on Presidents' Day" and "Not My President's Day". Protests were held at both state capitols and cities. The boycott Economic Blackout and Stand Up for Science 2025 were also organized in late February and early March, respectively. April–June On April 5, Hands Off protests became the largest single-day rally, with over 1300 events in all 50 states and several countries across the world. The Day of Action was a series of protests held on April 19, 2025. The No Kings protests took place on June 14. The concert Love Is Love was held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to commemorate Pride Month and to protest Trump's changes to the institution. The event was organized by five Democratic senators. Los Angeles protests July–September The Free America Weekend was a protest organized for the weekend of Independence Day (July 4) and the Good Trouble Lives On protest was held on July 17. The Rage Against the Regime was held on August 2, 2025. The Fight the Trump Takeover was also held in August. The Workers Over Billionaires protest was held on September 1 (Labor Day). From September 6 to 19, the We Are America March took place, in which participants walked from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C, totalling 160 miles. October The No Kings protests (October 2025) took place on October 18. 2026 against the bombing of Venezuela and the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026 January Following the US bombing of Venezuela and capture of its president on January 3, weekend protests were planned in over one hundred US cities. Activist group The ANSWER Coalition set up a website listing protest locations and times. Hundreds gathered in New York City's Times Square at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. A poster read "No war on Venezuela! Stop the bombings!" Approximately one hundred people protested in Cincinnati, carrying signs with slogans such as "No Blood for Oil" and "U.S. War Machine: Real Threat to Peace." Following the killing of Renée Good on January 7, 2026, by an ICE agent, Americans protested her killing and the Trump administration's immigration policy. On January 23, 50,000 protestors marched and hundreds of businesses closed as a part of a general strike demanding ICE operations cease within the city. At least a hundred clergy members were arrested at a separate protest at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. The killing of Alex Pretti on January 24 also caused significant protests against the Trump administration. March Major protests took place in several Americans cities. The March 2026 No Kings protests took place on March 28, 2026. April On April 20, 2026, Capitol Police arrested approximately 60–66 protesters during demonstrations at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., opposing the war against Iran. The protest involved veterans and military family members and included the occupation of the building’s rotunda before being dispersed by police. == International ==
International
Shortly after the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Just Stop Oil protesters sprayed orange paint on the American Embassy in London. On December 24, 2024, a protest was held at the U.S. Embassy in Panama City over Trump's threat to take back the Panama Canal. Protesters also referred to him as a "public enemy" of Panama. On the day of Trump's inauguration, protests were held in London, Brussels, Mexico City, Tijuana, Panama City, and Manila. In response to the 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico, Canadian sports fans have been booing "The Star-Spangled Banner" whenever it plays at National Hockey League or National Basketball Association games or sporting events featuring the United States. On February 15, the Tell Trump to Toque Off movement gathered in front of the U.S. embassy in Ottawa and U.S. consulates across Canada in solidarity with Americans and to oppose Trump's tariffs and 51st state comments. Also on this day, the 'Canada First' rally was held to condemn Trump's 51st state comments. The United Kingdom has had multiple protests against Tesla Inc. which is owned by Elon Musk, including the damaging of a promotional Tesla Optimus robot by Just Stop Oil activists. A notable celebrity supporting the protests is Alex Winter. On September 15, 2025, a week prior to the 2025 state visit by Donald Trump to the United Kingdom, members of the UK collective Everyone Hates Elon installed a 400-square-metre print of a widely circulated photograph of Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose relationship had been the source of major controversy earlier in the year, on the lawns of Windsor Castle. Four people were arrested on September 16 after further images of Trump and Epstein were projected onto the external walls of the castle. On September 17, journalists were detained for questioning after police confiscated an advertising van associated with the group People vs Elon that was displaying images of Trump and Epstein on the streets of Windsor. The October 18 No Kings Protests was participated in internationally, in locations such as London, Madrid and Barcelona. In January 2026, after the news of the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. troops was announced, protesters around the world protested and condemned the U.S. aggression. In Paris, the American flag was also burned by protesters. The Hands Off Greenland protests took place in many parts of Denmark and Greenland on January 17th 2026. == See also ==
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