Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., and cities across the United States on Saturday (April 19) to oppose President Donald Trump’s policies on deportations, government purges, and ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.
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00:00The Trump regime must go now!
00:02The Trump regime must go now!
00:04South Korea showed us now!
00:07Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C.,
00:10and cities across the United States on Saturday
00:13to oppose President Donald Trump's policies on deportations,
00:17government purges, and ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.
00:22In Washington, many demonstrators rallied outside the White House
00:26in support of migrants targeted by the administration's deportation efforts.
00:30Protesters also expressed solidarity with dismissed federal employees
00:34and universities facing threats to funding.
00:37Due process. That's the first thing they come for,
00:41is to take away our due process.
00:44And if you folks think here today that you're safe,
00:47they're just coming for the weak, the powerless, the students, the immigrants.
00:52They're not. They're coming for anybody who stands up against them.
00:58Law firms, universities, anybody who resists, they come for.
01:05So do not be misled, do not be mistaken.
01:08This is happening here in our country today.
01:12Fascism.
01:14Trump is taking Joe Stalin's playbook and using it.
01:18So let's not kid ourselves. Let's be real about the task at hand about what's going on.
01:25Since returning to office in January, Trump, alongside billionaire ally Elon Musk,
01:31has overseen the dismissal of over 200,000 federal workers
01:36and launched efforts to dismantle several government agencies.
01:40His administration has also faced backlash for detaining foreign students
01:46and for threatening to cut federal funding to universities that support diversity, equity, and inclusion programs,
01:53environmental initiatives, or pro-Palestinian activism.
01:58Demonstrations also erupted in New York City, Chicago, and dozens of other cities nationwide.
02:04Saturday marked the second consecutive day of coordinated national protests since Trump's return to office.
02:10Trump must go now!
02:12April 27th!
02:14CBS 2