On Monday, Feb. 17, at 12 p.m. approximately 400 people gathered on the steps of Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse in the rain for a National President’s Day Protest.
Various signs held by demonstrators read “Putin’s puppet,” “Call it what it is, a coup!” and “Lock Trump up.”
Chants included “Elon Musk has got to go,” “We have got to stop the coup, hey hey, who who” and “We the people.”
Gayle Starnz, who attended the protest with her family, said their main motivation behind attending the demonstration was “protecting democracy.”
“I’m here to protest to save our country,” Starnz said.
Alan, another participant in today’s protest, said that he came “to be a part of the resistance.”
“I’m here in solidarity with holding to the ideals of the country and the democracy we have,” Alan said. “Solidarity with resisting the unconstitutional and the carnage that’s been happening.”
According to the event’s flyer, similar protests are taking place in all 50 states.
Mike • Feb 19, 2025 at 4:50 pm
Anyone know how to find out ahead of time of any/all future protests? Thanks!
Lynne • Feb 17, 2025 at 6:46 pm
Crowd estimating is an important skill and should be part of all journalism curriculum!!
Greg • Feb 17, 2025 at 4:34 pm
There were easily 2,000 people there. KVAL said ’70’. The RG said ‘hundreds’. Of course, it’s really hard to count an ocean of people, but it’s a skill worth developing.