President Trump will see another weekend of protests against him: Thousands of activists will be part of “Not my Presidents Day” rallies across the nation.
According to protest leaders, major anti-Trump protests are planned in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., and as many as two dozen other localities.
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A noon protest is scheduled near Central Park in Manhattan, and more than 14,000 Facebook users have said they are attending. In Washington, D.C.’s DuPont Circle section, nearly 1,000 have said on Facebook say they are going, with another roughly 3,300 interested.
Roughly 4,000 are going to Chicago’s protest.
“While we acknowledge that Donald Trump holds the current title, the policies he’s trying to put in place are not the beliefs shared by the majority of the people,” Nova Calise, a television production manager and one of the organizers of New York event, told USA Today.
“We do not accept Donald Trump as our president because he does not represent us,” Calise added, citing his policies on abortion and immigration as top concerns.
According to Calise, the first protest for Presidents Day was planned in Los Angeles. Over the last three weeks, activists have been collaborating on others nationwide.
The Los Angeles’ protest outside City Hall is planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is expected to draw more than 4,200 people.
