{"id":2403612,"date":"2025-02-18T08:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T13:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-gather-nationwide-against-trump-on-presidents-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T08:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T13:48:19","slug":"protesters-gather-nationwide-against-trump-on-presidents-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-gather-nationwide-against-trump-on-presidents-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters gather nationwide against Trump on Presidents Day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprotesters-gather-nationwide-against-trump-on-presidents-day-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403612&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Presidents Day, protesters gathered in various cities across the United \u200dStates, including Washington, D.C.,New\u200b York City,Chicago,and Los \u200cAngeles,to voice their opposition to President \u200bDonald Trump \u200band his administration. The protests have intensified as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">demonstrators criticize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-debunking-bidens-covid-lies\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: Debunking Biden\u2019s COVID Lies\">proposed cuts<\/a><\/a>\u2064 to federal agencies,especially related to the Trump administration&#8217;s\u200c Department of Government Efficiency,led by Elon Musk. In Washington, protesters expressed concerns about chaotic and harmful reforms, while in New York, the focus was \u2063on cuts to \u2063USAID, which \u2063they argued cripple humanitarian aid efforts globally. The protests, organized by the 50501 Movement under the theme &#8220;No Kings on Presidents Day,&#8221; attracted a wide range of participants unhappy with the direction of governmental policies and Musk&#8217;s involvement in those changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Protesters gather nationwide against Trump on Presidents Day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1994529\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Protesters\">Protesters<\/a> across the country gathered to express their opposition to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his administration on Presidents Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump garnered protesters throughout his first term, but early into his second term in the White House, protesters have focused their criticisms on the Trump administration&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency and efforts to cut waste and the size of government. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C\">Washington, D.C<\/a>, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, among other cities, demonstrators railed against the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington, D.C., protesters gathered near the Capitol Building, with several demonstrators specifically taking issue with Trump&rsquo;s proposed cuts to several federal agencies, along with the actions of DOGE head Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know anyone who doesn&rsquo;t believe in reform, whether it&rsquo;s in international development, whether it&rsquo;s civil service, or government, but the way it&rsquo;s being done is chaotic and it&rsquo;s cruel,&rdquo; one former federal employee protesting in Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/politics\/federal-fallout\/hundreds-gather-near-the-us-capitol-as-part-of-the-no-kings-on-presidents-day-rally-trump\/65-03fad4f9-11f2-4634-93c3-629c946d76cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> WUSA.<\/p>\n<p>In New York City, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-rally-in-minn-to-stop-the-steal\/\" title=\"... supporters rally in Minn. to \u2018Stop the Steal\u2019\">protesters held<\/a> a rally in Washington Square Park, with most also taking aim at both Trump and Musk over recent actions to cut government, including in federal agencies like USAID. One protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/anti-trump-demonstrators-hold-presidents-day-rally-washington-square-park-demand-change\/15922812\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> WABC that the cuts to USAID specifically were &ldquo;very concerning&rdquo; to her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Projects don&rsquo;t know when they&rsquo;re starting, and as a result there is HIV medicine in warehouses that is not getting distributed, there&rsquo;s food from U.S. farmers that is not getting distributed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tens-of-thousands-of-palestinians-escape-northern-gaza-after-israel-opens-evacuation-corridor\/\" title=\"WATCH: Tens Of Thousands Of Palestinians Escape Northern Gaza After Israel Opens Evacuation Corridor\">vital humanitarian aid<\/a> around the world, so it&rsquo;s very concerning to me,&rdquo; protester Kristin Mullin told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters also gathered in various other cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, and Orlando, for &ldquo;No Kings on Presidents Day&rdquo; protests which were largely organized by the 50501 Movement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s efforts under the Trump White House to implement his DOGE cuts to waste in government have drawn criticism from the political left and lawsuits in various federal courts.<\/p>\n<p>As Democrats continue to scrutinize Musk&rsquo;s role in the White House, several on Capitol Hill have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3318200\/house-democrats-musk-testify-republicans-insist-waste-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a>&nbsp;for the billionaire to appear before Congress under oath, while Republicans have pushed back insisting Democrats would use that time to berate Musk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1994529\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1994529\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nationwide protests against Trump occurred on Presidents Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2403613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-trump-doge-protests.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50552,50551,4542,3634],"class_list":["post-2403612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-nationwide-2","tag-presidents-day","tag-protest","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-trump-doge-protests.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403612"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403616,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403612\/revisions\/2403616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}