(4 Mar 2025)
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San Francisco – 4 March 2025
1. Various of demonstrators chanting and holding protest signs
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kiersten Ridgway, Protester from Fairfax, California:
"For my own mental health, because it makes me feel like I’m doing something other than just the screaming inside of my head, right? That goes on every day, And I want to be heard."
3. Man holds "support federal workers" sign
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kiersten Ridgway, Protester from Fairfax, California:
"I feel unsafe. I feel like we’re so much more vulnerable than in the past. I mean, he’s done so much damage. How long is it going to take us to get out of this mess?"
5. Woman holds sign with swastika as the "s" in Tesla
6. Woman holds sign calling Trump a traitor
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Gray, Protester from Santa Rosa, California:
"The meeting with (Ukrainian President Volodyrmr) Zelenskyy, it just appeared to be contrived up front. And it just made us so disgusted to see an American president act that way on the world stage."
8. Gray chants "Trump had got to go!" during protest
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Gray, Protestor from Santa Rosa, California:
"Those who voted for this man and betrayed the world, they did it for a couple bucks or what they perceived to be a couple bucks. And I think the remorse is kicking in because when they find out that the eggs are more expensive, everything is more expensive, as soon as that kicks in and they realize it, what are they going to do now? Like, oh we’re stuck."
10. Various of demonstrators chanting and holding protest signs
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Leticia Reyes, Protester from Concord, California:
"It’s just everything. Everything that’s going on right now. I just feel like our country is heading in the wrong direction. And it is scary. It’s really scary for my family, my kids especially. Like, where is this all going? How can we stop this? This is crazy. You know, there are people making decisions that nobody voted for. And it just seems nuts to me."
12. Protect Trans People sign
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Leticia Reyes, Protestor from Concord, California:
"It’s a marathon, not a sprint. So I think if we can do little things here and there, maybe it’ll make a difference. There’s a lot of us. And so, if a lot of us do little things, it’ll hopefully make a difference."
14. Woman holds "Save Our Democracy" sign
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside San Francisco’s City Hall today as part of the nationwide "50 States, 50 Protests" event, which has drawn demonstrators upset with the Trump administration across the country.
Protesters condemned his administration’s policies, particularly his handling of the Ukrainian War.
Another major point of contention was Elon Musk’s ongoing efforts to reduce the size of the U.S. government by firing thousands of workers.
Critics argue that Musk’s influence on government prioritizes corporate interests over the needs of the American public, further exacerbating inequality and environmental harm.
The "50 States, 50 Protests" initiative, which mobilized protests in every state, is seen as a response to what activists describe as the consolidation of power among a select few in both government and industry.
The demonstrations are expected to continue across the nation in the coming weeks and months.
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