Protesters Take To Streets Across US Against Trump's Policies

In a second round of major demonstrations against President Donald Trump and his hard-line policies, thousands of protesters took to the streets in various cities across the United States on Saturday, raising slogans and holding placards.

The last such protest, which was the first of this kind since Trump took over the office in January this year, was held on April 5, named ‘Hands Off’ protests.

In New York, people gathered outside the main library and shouted slogans such as “No kings in America" and “Resist tyranny". Several protesters also slammed Trump’s move to deport illegal immigrants and chanted, “No ICE, no fear, immigrants are welcome here".

In Washington, they alleged that the President was threatening the long-respected constitutional norms in the US, which also included the right to due process. In Texas, considered deeply conservative, the coastal city of Galveston witnessed a small gathering of anti-Trump protesters.

On the West Coast, a few hundred people gathered on a beach in San Francisco and formed the words “IMPEACH + REMOVE," according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Nearby, some held the US flag upside down, a traditional sign of distress. Organisers hope to turn public anger over Trump’s immigration policies, budget cuts, and pressure on universities, media, and law firms into a long-term movement.

The main organiser of Saturday’s protests, a group called 50501 (which stands for 50 protests in 50 states and one movement), said around 400 protests were planned. The group had called for millions to join the protests on Saturday, but the turnout seemed smaller compared to the nationwide “Hands Off" demonstrations held on April 5.