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Multipleprotests have been held across theUnited States and other countries against U.S. presidentDonald Trump since his2024 re-election.
Demonstrations have been held to protest and show disapproval for promises he made during his2024 re-election campaign, proposals he has made to various domestic and international matters and decisions and policies he has signed off on.
While many protests and actions have been led by pre-existing organisations, there has also been a large amount of organising and attendance by the wider public alongside action taken during non-political events such as theSuper Bowl.
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On November 6, the day after Trump's re-election, protesters gathered inSan Jose andBerkeley, California,[1]downtown Cleveland,[2]Chicago,[3]New York City,[3] andPhiladelphia[3] to protestborder militarization and theGaza war.[1][3] Protesters outside theTrump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago were filmed chanting "Donald Trump, youfascist clown."[3]
TheAmerican Civil Liberties Union issued a statement on the same day indicating that they would continue to fight against Trump's rhetoric and unlawful agenda outlined inProject 2025.[4]
Two days beforeTrump's inauguration, thePeople's March was held in all 50 states, as well asWashington, D.C.[5] The rally involved hundreds of events and thousands of participants.[5][6] Protesters focused onabortion rights,immigration rights, and theGaza war.[6]
TheDay Without Immigrants was held in cities across the nation in February 2025. Thousands of people protestedmass deportation of illegal immigrants inDallas and Southern California, including inLos Angeles, where protesters blocked all lanes ofU.S. Route 101 and caused gridlock.[7][8]
On February 3, protesters gathered outside theUnited States Office of Personnel Management to denounce Elon Musk's appointment to government as being a coup.[9] Multiple notable figures, including politicians likeJared Golden[10] andChuck Schumer[11] have denounced Musk as an unelected official.Yassamin Ansari said “Never in my wildest dreams, could I have imagined that in the United States of America in the year 2025 we would be witnessing an unelected billionaire, Elon Musk, andoligarchs and so many unelected individuals taking complete control of ourFederal Government[...]"[12]
A series of protests against Trump,Elon Musk, andProject 2025 were held on February 5, 2025. Referred to as50501, short for "50 protests, 50 states, one day," the protests were largely held in front of state capitol buildings, though some were held in other cities.[13]
On February 9, more than 1000 protesters marched through downtownSan Diego. The protest ended with a vigil atSt. Joseph Cathedral, which fits 900 people. Every pew was filled. Roman Catholic CardinalRobert McElroy, who was recently electedArchbishop of Washington (DC), led a vigil focusing on protecting immigrants in the afternoon. The predominantly Latino march was joined by U.S. RepresentativeJuan Vargas.[14]
On the same day,Kendrick Lamar held a performance during theSuper Bowl LIX halftime show inNew Orleans,Louisiana to protest Trump's appearance at the Super Bowl and his policies.[15][16][17]
Protesters gathered again for another 50501 protest on February 17. The protests were variously named "No Kings onPresidents' Day" and "Not My President's Day". Protests were held at both state capitols and cities.[18]
The boycottEconomic Blackout andStand Up for Science 2025 were also organized in late February and early March, respectively.[citation needed]
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On April 5,Hands Off protests became the largest single-day rally, with over 1300 events in all 50 states and several countries across the world.[19] TheDay of Action was a series of protests held on April 19, 2025.[citation needed] TheNo Kings protests took place on June 14.[20]
The concertLove Is Love was held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to commemorate Pride Month and to protest Trump's changes to the institution. The event was organized by five Democratic senators.
On June 6, 2025,protests began inLos Angeles afterImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided several city locations to arrest individuals allegedly involved inillegal immigration to the United States. Some protests turned into riots after protestors clashed with theLos Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and ICE,[a] but most remained peaceful and occurred within a small stretch ofdowntown Los Angeles.[b]
TheFree America Weekend was a protest organized for the weekend ofIndependence Day (July 4) and theGood Trouble Lives On protest was held on July 17. The Rage Against the Regime was held on August 2, 2025. The Fight the Trump Takeover was also held in August. The Workers Over Billionaires protest was held on September 1 (Labor Day).[21] From September 6 to 19, the We Are America March took place, in which participants walked from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C, totalling 160 miles.[22][23]
TheNo Kings protests (October 2025) took place on October 18.
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In light ofthe US bombing of Venezuela and capture of its president on January 3, weekend protests were planned in over one hundred US cities.[24] Activist group The ANSWER Coalition set up a website listing protest locations and times.[25] Hundreds gathered in New York City'sTimes Square at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. A poster read "No war on Venezuela! Stop the bombings!"[26] Approximately one hundred people protested in Cincinnati, carrying signs with slogans such as "No Blood for Oil" and "U.S. War Machine: Real Threat to Peace."[27]
Following theKilling of Renée Good on January 7th, 2026, by an ICE agent,Americans protested her killing and the Trump administration's immigration policy.[28] On January 23, 2026, 50,000 protestors marched and hundreds of businesses closed as a part of ageneral strike demanding ICE operations cease within the city. At least a hundred clergy members were arrested at a separate protest atMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.[29]
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Shortly after the 2024 U.S. presidential election,Just Stop Oil protesters sprayed orange paint on theAmerican Embassy in London.[30]
On December 24, 2024, a protest was held at theU.S. Embassy inPanama City over Trump's threat to take back thePanama Canal. Protesters also referred to him as a "public enemy" ofPanama.[31][32]
On the day ofTrump's inauguration, protests were held inLondon,Brussels,Mexico City,Tijuana,Panama City, andManila.[33][34][35]
In response to the2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico, Canadian sports fans have been booing "The Star-Spangled Banner" whenever it plays atNational Hockey League orNational Basketball Association games or sporting events featuring the United States.[36]
On February 15, the Tell Trump to Toque Off movement gathered in front of the U.S. embassy inOttawa and U.S. consulates across Canada in solidarity with Americans and to oppose Trump's tariffs and 51st state comments.[37] Also on this day, the 'Canada First' rally was held to condemn Trump's 51st state comments.[38]
TheUnited Kingdom has had multiple protests againstTesla Inc. which is owned by Elon Musk, including the damaging of a promotional TeslaOptimus robot byJust Stop Oil activists. A notable celebrity supporting the protests isAlex Winter.[39]
On September 15, 2025, a week prior to the2025 state visit by Donald Trump to the United Kingdom, members of the UK collectiveEveryone Hates Elon installed a 400-square-metre print of a widely circulated photograph of Trump and sex offenderJeffrey Epstein, whoserelationship had been the source of major controversy earlier in the year, on the lawns of Windsor Castle.[40] Four people were arrested on September 16 after further images of Trump and Epstein were projected onto the external walls of the castle.[41] On September 17, journalists were detained for questioning after police confiscated an advertising van associated with the group People vs Elon that was displaying images of Trump and Epstein on the streets of Windsor.[42]
The October 18 No Kings Protests was participated in internationally, in locations such as London, Madrid and Barcelona.[43]
In January 2026, after the news of thekidnapping of Venezuelan PresidentNicolas Maduro by U.S. troops was announced, protesters around the world protested and condemned the U.S. aggression. In Paris, the American flag was also burned by protesters.[44][45][46]
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