Thousands of Americans took to the streets across the United States on Presidents’ Day to protest against President Donald Trump and his administration.
Demonstrators on Monday chanted slogans such as “No kings on Presidents Day” in East Coast cities and attempted to enter the Arizona Statehouse to oppose a bill aimed at bolstering federal immigration enforcement.
Protests were reported in several states, including Florida and California, where hundreds of people participated in “Not My Presidents Day” demonstrations.
The movement, which carried the theme “No Kings,” was organised by the 50501 Movement and marked the second nationwide protest in less than two weeks.
A similar wave of demonstrations on 5 February had drawn participants in dozens of cities. Both events were directed at President Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk, who heads the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
In Boston, nearly 1,000 people marched through the snow from the Statehouse to City Hall, chanting “Elon Musk has got to go” and other slogans despite wind chills in the teens.
Some protesters wore Revolutionary War-style clothing and carried signs reading “This is a Coup” and “Cowards Bow to Trump, Patriots Stand Up.” Another sign depicted Uncle Sam with the message “I Want You to Resist.”
“I thought it was important to be here on Presidents Day to demonstrate for what America stands for,” said Emily Manning, a 55-year-old engineer from Boston who attended the rally with her teenage sons. “American values are not the values of the plutocracy or the limited few rich people.”
Organisers said the protests, which took place in major cities including Washington, D.C., Orlando, and Seattle, were focused on what they described as the “anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies.”
A large gathering in the nation’s capital included a sign that read “Deport Musk, Dethrone Trump.”
Despite bitterly cold temperatures across much of the country due to a polar vortex, demonstrators remained undeterred.
