"They rallied with signs like "Nothing is more patriotic than protesting" or "Resist Fascism," and in many places it looked more like a street party. There were marching bands, a huge banner with the U.S. Constitution's "We The People," preamble that people could sign, and protesters in frog costumes, which have emerged as a sign of resistance in Portland, Oregon."
"This is the third mass mobilization since Trump's return to the White House and comes against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services, but is testing the core balance of power as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that organizers warn are a slide toward American authoritarianism. Demonstrators packed places like New York City's Times Square, the historic Boston Commons, Chicago's Grant Park, Washington, D.C., and hundreds of smaller public spaces."
"Many protesters were especially angered by attacks on their motives. In Washington, Brian Reymann said being called a terrorist all week by Republicans was "pathetic." "This is America. I disagree with their politics - but I don't believe that they don't love this country. I believe they are misguided. I think they are power hungry," Reymann said, carrying a large American flag."
Protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston, Chicago and hundreds of smaller locations to demonstrate against President Donald Trump and Republican critics' labeling of the rallies as 'Hate America.' Signs read 'Nothing is more patriotic than protesting' and 'Resist Fascism,' and events included marching bands, a signable banner of the Constitution's preamble, and symbolic frog costumes from Portland. Organizers framed the protests as the third national mobilization since Trump's return to the White House, occurring during a government shutdown that has closed federal programs and tested the balance of power between an assertive executive, Congress and the courts.
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