Published 10/18/2025 18:42
The population of the United States took to the streets this Saturday (18) to protest in objection to President Donald Trump’s authoritarianism. Called “No Kings”, the demonstrations took place in the 50 states of the country, with more than 2,500 events expected.
The accusations against the president include cuts in several areas of social policies, health, education and the persecution of immigrants, who in many cities represent the large mass of workers.
All of this happens amid the budget paralysis due to the impasse in the Chamber. During this period, non-essential public services are suspended and employees are left without pay until funds are restored.
In April, marches with the motto “Hands Off!” (in free translation “Hands off”) began a series of mobilizations that were repeated in June, under the slogan “No Kings”, after the intensification of raids by ICE (Immigration and Customs Service) and the consequent sending of 2,000 National Guard soldiers to California by Trump to contain the acts.
Dissatisfaction against the erosion of democracy caused by Trump caused more than 200,000 people to gather on the National Mall, a park in the capital Washington, close to the Capitol (the US National Congress) and the White House.
Senator Bernie Sanders, symbol of the country’s left, listed the president’s crimes to the crowd, such as illegal ICE operations with masked agents, arrests of opponents and censorship of the media.
In his speech in Washington, he also highlighted that the Trump administration is accompanied by the greed of the richest people on the planet against working families, including, in his criticism, billionaires and owners of large technology companies such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.
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The signs held by protesters contained messages criticizing Trump, ICE and neo-fascism. Others warned of the dangers to democracy and denounced the president’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, as well as the crimes recently committed against Venezuelans in the Caribbean Sea.
In addition to the marches, large and small, which together brought millions of people to the streets, demonstrations took place in other countries, in cities such as London, Madrid and Barcelona, in front of the US embassies.
Source: vermelho.org.br
