In Washington, D.C., tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered to protest Donald Trump’s policies under the organizing efforts of Indivisible and other civil society groups, hoping to instigate a sustained wave of protests against the US president. Slated to align with over a thousand similar protests nationwide, the event aimed to challenge Trump’s agenda and responses to billionaire Elon Musk’s influence in elections and government agencies, deemed threats to US democracy. Organizers likened the threat to that of mid-1930s Nazi Germany and called out fascist tendencies in current government operations. Calls for a unified front of political leaders and citizens to protect democracy were a central theme, followed by emphatic predictions of electoral success against Trump’s policies. Yet, while the demonstrations signaled resistance, concerns about the limitations of protests alone in ousting authoritarian regimes, drawing parallels with Turkey and Hungary, were acknowledged, emphasizing the need for political strategy alongside mass action.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/trump-hands-off-protest