Anti-Trump protests in all 50 US states

全美50州反特朗普抗议活动

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2025-04-06

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Protesters across the US have taken to the streets in a show of defiance against Donald Trump’s policies. Also: what’s so compelling about jazz, and is British English slang being adopted across the Atlantic?
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  • Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

  • This edition is published in the early hours of Sunday, the 6th of April.

  • Opponents of President Trump have held rallies across the US to protest against government cuts and efforts to consolidate power.

  • The president himself has urged Americans to hang tough in the face of the turmoil triggered by his tariffs.

  • And Israel has admitted giving an inaccurate account of the killing of 15 medical workers in Gaza after a video emerged which undermined its claims.

  • Also in the podcast, we remember the Marley and musician Amadou Bageyoko who's died at the age of 70.

  • In contrast to his first term in office,

  • President Trump has faced relatively little opposition since he was sworn in 76 days ago.

  • Republicans, many Democrats, tech giants, universities and even law firms have been accused of caving into his demands.

  • The only real challenge has come from a handful of judges.

  • But on Saturday,

  • tens of thousands of people took to the streets across America to voice their anger at the way the country is heading.

  • The so-called hands-off events were organized in every congressional district with protesters criticizing the doge cuts,

  • Donald Trump's economic policy and what some see as a slide towards authoritarianism.

  • These protesters are among those concerned that America's democracy is at risk.

  • One of my major concerns is how much disinformation that they are perpetuating out in the public,

  • that basic science and basic facts that our democracy depends on is being torn down.

  • And when that happens, people get hurt.

  • For his part,

  • President Trump took to social media to call on Americans to hang tough in the face of the turmoil caused by his sweeping import tariffs.