Millions march in protest against Trump and Musk

Millions of people flocked to the streets in the US yesterday in protest against the Trump administration’s cuts to health program funding, mass firings of federal workers and steps toward closing entire agencies.

- KELLY RISSMAN

“Hands Off” protests, organised by nearly 200 advocacy groups, cropped up in more than 1,000 locations across the USand around in what became the largest day of collective action since Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second time.

The protests aimed to put a stop to the “most brazen power grab in modern history,” organisers said. Millions – from Los Angeles to London – marched to advocate for civil rights, healthcare, democracy, workers’ rights and LGBTQ+ rights that have been under “assault” by the Trump administration and GOP Congress members, they added.

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency has taken a chainsaw to the federal government, haphazardly firing thousands of federal workers, cutting humanitarian aid programs, and planning to shutter federal office buildings.