National and state Democratic officials joined protesters across the country on Saturday to oppose President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand his power.
It’s one of the few things elected Democrats — including congressional leadership and potential 2028 presidential candidates — could do to push back on Trump’s agenda. As sizable, reportedly peaceful rallies took shape in cities including New York City, Chicago and Washington, the Democrats offered a grab bag of examples of Trump pushing the boundaries of his executive power and urged voters to keep speaking out.
“History will judge us by where we choose to stand right now, today. Future generations will ask, ‘What did we do when fellow human beings faced persecution, when our rights were being abridged, when our Constitution was under attack?’” said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. “They’ll want to know whether we stood up or we stayed silent.”