‘Don’t touch!’ Demonstrations against Trump and Musk are planned in the United States

Washington (AP) – Opponents of the President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk plan to come together through the United States on Saturday to protest Administration actions On reducing government staff, economics, human rights and other issues.

Over 1,200 “Hands-Off!” Demonstrations have been planned by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, unions, LBGTQ +defenders, veterans and activists from the fair elections. The demonstrations are planned for the National Mall in Washington, DC, state capitols and other locations in the 50 states.

The White House did not return an email asking for comments on the demonstrations. Trump promoted his policy as being in the best interests of the United States

The demonstrators associate the movements of the Trump administration with draw thousands of federal workers,, Close the field offices of Social Security Administration,, Effectively close whole agencies,, deport,, Back protections for transgender people And Cut federal funding for health programs.

Musk, a Trump advisor who owns Tesla, SpaceX and the X social media platform, played a key role in reducing government staff as head of the newly created government ministry. He says he saves taxpayers from billions of dollars.

Activists have staged national demonstrations Against Trump or Musk several times since the new administration took power. But the movement of the opposition has not yet produced mass mobilization as the Women’s walking in 2017Who brought thousands of women to Washington, DC, after the first inauguration of Trump, or The Black Lives Matter Demonstrations that have broken out in several cities After the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

The organizers say that they hope that the demonstrations on Saturday will be the most important since Trump returned to the office in January.