Thousands gathered in Washington on Monday (Feb 17) to protest sweeping changes being made in federal agencies since Donald Trump became president in January.
Trump put Tesla CEO Elon Musk in charge of rooting out wasteful spending as part of a dramatic overhaul of government, which included thousands of job cuts.
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00:00Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C. on Monday to protest significant changes in federal
00:09agencies implemented since President Donald Trump assumed office in January.
00:14Protesters opposed the mass layoffs and executive orders, arguing they undermine democracy and
00:20public services.
00:21Trump appointed Tesla CEO Elon Musk to cut wasteful spending, leading to thousands of
00:27job cuts.
00:28We're here because we're trying to protest the overreach that President Trump and Elon
00:34Musk are using to ruin our government and ruin our image around the world, honestly,
00:42because we fought for a strong America that helps people, that does the right thing, and
00:46we want to make sure that we maintain that legacy for future generations.
00:50The ends do not justify the means.
00:53There's a right way and a wrong way to accomplish change.
00:56And President Trump has broken every rule of appropriate democratic change in our society.
01:03And it scares me quite a bit.
01:07He has usurped power that he doesn't have.
01:09He's taken actions without regard to the consequences.
01:13And a lot of people are being hurt.
01:15And it's going to cascade.
01:17And I believe it's an existential threat to the United States.
01:21He should not have this much power.
01:23The fact that he's been given a blank check is terrifying.
01:28And I really wish that Congress would actually do their job, as people are chanting, and
01:36do something about the fact that this is an unelected citizen who has all this power of
01:42the government.
01:43He doesn't know what he's doing.
01:44He has no experience working in government.
01:47He shouldn't be doing any of this.
01:48And the fact that Trump is allowing this, or encouraging this, is terrifying.
01:53Protesters argued that Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have too much power
01:58and urge Congress to push back against decisions made by Musk and Trump.
02:03The protests, part of the 50-51 movement, 50 protests, 50 states, one movement, also
02:10addressed recent mass firings within federal agencies.
02:18And the fact that Trump is allowing this, or encouraging this, is terrifying.
02:23And I really wish that Congress would actually do their job, as people are chanting, and
02:28do something about the fact that this is an unelected citizen who has all this power of
02:33the government.
02:34And the fact that Trump is allowing this, or encouraging this, is terrifying.
02:38And the fact that Trump is allowing this, or encouraging this, is terrifying.
02:42And the fact that Trump is allowing this, or encouraging this, is terrifying.