Trump live updates: Harris praises the ‘working people’ for ‘Hands Off’ protests against Trump and Musk
Former Vice President Kamala Harris praised the millions of protesters who gathered at 1,300 “Hands Off” demonstrations across the country Saturday for “standing up” to the Trump administration.
“Thank you for using your voices and the power of protest to stand for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; for the Department of Education and programs like Head Start; for clean air and water; for the right to make decisions about your own body without government interference,” Harris wrote on X. “The voices of working people will always be louder than the unelected billionaires.”
Protesters staged demonstrations at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and in more than 1,000 other places nationwide, asking for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to get their “hands off” health care, public lands, immigrants, LGBTQ+ rights, cancer research, and more.
Speaking to a crowd in D.C., Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin described Trump as “an economy-crushing dictator who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
“There is no prosperity with stupid trade wars against the whole world,” he continued. “There’s no prosperity with stock market collapse and mass unemployment. There’s no future with presidents who have the politics of Mussolini and the economics of Herbert Hoover.”
The demonstrations came after the stock market endured a historically bad week as investors were spooked about the impact of Trump’s tariff plan.
The president today advances to the championship round of a Senior Club Championship in Jupiter, Florida after he won the second-round matchup Saturday, the White House said.
