It’s been a month since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, but protesters found plenty of screaming outside the Florida Capitol on Wednesday afternoon.
Hundreds of Floridians, mostly Tallahassee residents, were crowded together on the grass in front of the old Capitol to protest the Trump administration’s “Project 2025 hug.” It was part of the 50, 50 protests, one day, 50, 50, 50 protests.
People have held signs of criticising Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, and what they said was the acquisition of the federal workforce in the United States.
Other protesters advocated for the fight against LGBTQ rights and climate change. Still others have blown up Trump’s plan of expelling the U.S.
“Many people of different colours who live in Tallahassee are friends and need protection from injustice, so I’m here,” he said, with signs of protesting our immigrants. said 80-year-old Sally Sparling, who was walking with the oxygen tank. Customs Enforcement Raids and the U.S. International Development Agency (USAID) eruption.
“I like to see young people, but I don’t have to work, so I have a lot of grey heads,” she said.
It was noon, but nearly 300 old and young people chanted: “What will we do when we are attacked?
Florida State University freshman Madelyn Propst, who organized the event, said that planning for the event felt like it took 10 years from her life, but she still had hope.
“This is already a lot of people getting tired of it,” she said. “These many are ready to work. These many are here at lunchtime on Wednesdays. I’m incredibly proud of my community.”
Virginia Weeks and Velma Proctor decided to protest not only for themselves, but for their children and grandchildren. “Our country has been established on immigration, democracy and human rights. Are we going to let go of it?” Proctor told USA Today Network-Florida.
She emphasizes “special government employee” Musk and US Government Efficiency (DOGE), a musk-led government agency created by executive orders to examine federal infrastructure and reduce spending. I did.
As previously reported, Doge was created on Trump’s first inauguration day, with the president providing “full and quick access to all unclassified institutional records, software systems and IT systems.” I ordered it to do so.
“As a business owner, I have a responsibility to keep client information confidential,” Proctor said. “We spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year doing that, and Elon Musk has all this information and he has no authority to do so. That’s just a starting point. Where will it end? ?”
For weeks, Proctor was encouraged to cheer loudly from traffic, but said several drivers raised their arms with what looked like a Nazi salute.
“Did I miss that part of history? It goes against everything I was taught in Christian schools,” Proctor said.
During President Trump’s presidential campaign, he tried to distance himself from Project 2025 from 900 pages of conservative policies, personnel, and playbook recommendations to review government written by the Heritage Foundation.
However, since Trump took office, he nominated a few people with bonds to project 2025 with his upcoming administration, including co-author Russell vaught as a candidate for his management and budget. I did.
Propst, the organizer of the event, said she is ready to protest for the next four years, but hopes that Trump will be bounced each by then.
“If I don’t sleep for the next four years and not get hurt in any of my community, I’ll be happy,” she said.
Meanwhile, Evan Power, the Republican chairman of Florida in Tallahassee, was ecstatic at Wednesday’s demonstration.
“Americans were heard loudly and clearly on November 5th. It’s time to ignore the noise and make America great again!” he said.
USA Today Network’s State Watchdog Reporter AnaGoñi-Lessan-Florida can visit agonilessan@gannett.com.
