00:00The Trump regime must go now!
00:02The Trump regime must go now!
00:04South Korea showed us now!
00:07Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C.,
00:10and cities across the United States on Saturday
00:13to oppose President Donald Trump's policies on deportations,
00:17government purges, and ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.
00:22In Washington, many demonstrators rallied outside the White House
00:26in support of migrants targeted by the administration's deportation efforts.
00:30Protesters also expressed solidarity with dismissed federal employees
00:34and universities facing threats to funding.
00:37Due process. That's the first thing they come for,
00:41is to take away our due process.
00:44And if you folks think here today that you're safe,
00:47they're just coming for the weak, the powerless, the students, the immigrants.
00:52They're not. They're coming for anybody who stands up against them.
00:58Law firms, universities, anybody who resists, they come for.
01:05So do not be misled, do not be mistaken.
01:08This is happening here in our country today.
01:12Fascism.
01:14Trump is taking Joe Stalin's playbook and using it.
01:18So let's not kid ourselves. Let's be real about the task at hand about what's going on.
01:25Since returning to office in January, Trump, alongside billionaire ally Elon Musk,
01:31has overseen the dismissal of over 200,000 federal workers
01:36and launched efforts to dismantle several government agencies.
01:40His administration has also faced backlash for detaining foreign students
01:46and for threatening to cut federal funding to universities that support diversity, equity, and inclusion programs,
01:53environmental initiatives, or pro-Palestinian activism.
01:58Demonstrations also erupted in New York City, Chicago, and dozens of other cities nationwide.
02:04Saturday marked the second consecutive day of coordinated national protests since Trump's return to office.
02:10Trump must go now!
02:12April 27th!
02:14CBS 2
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