{"id":2544884,"date":"2026-01-20T10:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-america-marks-trump-inauguration-anniversary-with-walkouts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:26:22","slug":"free-america-marks-trump-inauguration-anniversary-with-walkouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-america-marks-trump-inauguration-anniversary-with-walkouts\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Free America&#8217; marks Trump inauguration anniversary with walkouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Ffree-america-marks-trump-inauguration-anniversary-with-walkouts%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=2544884&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>Thousands of protesters across the United States staged &#8220;Free America&#8221; walkouts at 2 p.m. on the first anniversary of President Trump&#8217;s second inauguration, leaving work, school, and commerce to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-claims-january-6-protesters-literally-wanted-to-hang-mike-pence\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Claims January 6 ... &#039;Literally&#039; Wanted to Hang Mike Pence\">demonstrate opposition<\/a> to his policies. Organized by groups including Women&#8217;s March,Indivisible,and the ACLU,the campaign planned about 1,246 events with roughly 43,000 RSVPs in all 50 states. Organizers framed the action as withholding labor, participation, and consent in the face of what they call an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >escalating fascist threat-citing immigration enforcement<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-biden-ignored-militarys-advice-on-afghanistan\/\" title=\"McConnell: Biden Ignored ...\u2019s Advice on Afghanistan\">military deployments<\/a> to cities, and attacks on transgender rights as examples. The movement&#8217;s website called for communities to become &#8220;ungovernable&#8221; against perceived abuses, while the White House dismissed the protests as promoting lies. Women&#8217;s March leaders said the demonstrations were intended to reaffirm belief in a &#8220;free America&#8221; and mark the anniversary with mass mobilization.  <\/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\">&lsquo;Free America&rsquo; protesters organize nationwide walkout on anniversary of Trump&rsquo;s return to office<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2478553\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Nationwide protests against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> are taking place on Tuesday afternoon, marking critics&rsquo; latest effort to frame him as a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3852781\/fetterman-defends-trump-supporters-not-fascists\/\">fascist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Free America&rdquo; protests will launch at 2 p.m., when thousands across the country are set to join in walking out of work, school, and commerce. The protests fall on the first anniversary of Trump&rsquo;s second inauguration. They are being organized by Women&rsquo;s March, a liberal group known for hosting massive events in Washington. Indivisible, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-activist-working-at-library-fired-after-allegedly-burning-library-books-by-trump-coulter-now-hes-claiming-racial-discrimination\/\" title=\"BLM Activist Working At Library Fired After Allegedly Burning Library Books By ..., Coulter. Now He\u2019s Claiming Racial Discrimination.\">helped organize demonstrations<\/a> against Tesla founder <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3335763\/trump-democrats-doge-protest-gop-town-halls\/\">Elon Musk<\/a> and Trump during the sweeping &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3438296\/gop-governors-prepared-stamp-out-la-violence-no-kings-protests\/\">No Kings<\/a>&rdquo; protests last year, is among those partnering to launch the initiative, along with groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4424683\/trump-inauguration-america-first-tests-fragile-coalition\/\">Trump inauguration a year later: &#8216;America First&#8217; interpretation tests fragile coalition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4424374\/congress-urged-stop-madness-trump-greenland-obsession\/\">Congress urged to stop &lsquo;madness&rsquo; of Trump&#8217;s Greenland obsession<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4421566\/trump-peace-big-stick-american-imperialism\/\">Trump drops peace-through-strength routine: &#8216;Imperial posturing without a plan&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent,&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeameri.ca\/\">movement&rsquo;s website<\/a> reads. &ldquo;A free America begins the moment we refuse to cooperate. This is not a request. This is a rupture. This is a protest and a promise. In the face of fascism, we will be ungovernable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,246 Free America events were planned as of Tuesday morning, with roughly 43,000 RSVPs. Walkouts, including at city halls, local courthouses, and capitals, are planned in all 50 states.<\/p>\n<p>Free America cites Trump&rsquo;s immigration, military, and transgender policies as evidence that he poses an &ldquo;escalating fascist threat.&rdquo; The Trump administration has deployed or threatened to send National Guard troops to multiple cities over the past 12 months, saying they are needed to boost anti-crime and anti-rioting efforts. Most recently, the president floated sending the military to Minneapolis, where the city&rsquo;s protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement have, at times, turned violent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;ICE raids on our communities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-president-russian-soldiers-have-killed-and-tortured-kids-decapitated-people\/\" title=\"Ukraine\u2019s President: Russian Soldiers Have \u2018Killed And Tortured\u2019 Kids, \u2018Decapitated\u2019 People\">troops occupying<\/a> our cities, families torn apart, attacks on our trans siblings, mass surveillance, and terror used to keep us silent. It is time for our communities to escalate as well,&rdquo; the website reads.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration panned the movement as promoting &ldquo;lies&rdquo; about the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;TDS libs are free to exercise their First Amendment rights however they desire,&rdquo; White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2026\/01\/18\/fifty-state-free-america-walkout-targets-trump-ice-us-militarization.html\">told<\/a> <em>Military.com<\/em>. &ldquo;We are free not to care about their lies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3852781\/fetterman-defends-trump-supporters-not-fascists\/\">FETTERMAN DEFENDS TRUMP SUPPORTERS: &lsquo;THEY ARE NOT FASCISTS&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rachel O&rsquo;Leary Carmona, executive director of Women&rsquo;s March, said she wanted the demonstrations to mark &ldquo;our belief that a free America is the only America worth calling great.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Women&rsquo;s March is Women&rsquo;s March; we&rsquo;re known for our big marches and mobilizations,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We also have other protest tools in our toolbox. We decided that we were going to mark the one-year anniversary of Trump&rsquo;s second inauguration, which also happens to fall around our anniversary. When we thought about what we wanted to do, we wanted to obviously protest, make a statement, and really voice our affirmation and our belief that a free America is the only America worth calling great. We wanted to be on the record with that.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 &#8216;Free America&#8217; walkouts on Trump anniversary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2544885,"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\/2026\/01\/AP26020181188376.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[58290,71492,4542,3634,71493],"class_list":["post-2544884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-free-america","tag-inauguration-anniversary","tag-protest","tag-trump","tag-walkouts"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26020181188376.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544884","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2544884"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544888,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544884\/revisions\/2544888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2544885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2544884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2544884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2544884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}