Overview
- Organizers reported actions across all 50 states at roughly 2,500–2,700 locations with participation claimed at nearly 7 million, figures not independently verified.
- Major gatherings filled central corridors in Washington near the White House, New York’s Times Square, Los Angeles, and Chicago around Trump Tower.
- News outlets described the day as the largest anti-administration demonstrations since the start of Trump’s second term.
- The events were led by human-rights groups and labor unions as a follow-up to June’s nationwide actions that organizers said drew about 5 million.
- President Trump shared a third-party video believed to be AI-generated that mocked protesters, drawing praise from supporters and criticism online, while Republicans such as Speaker Mike Johnson condemned the rallies and Democrats including Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Bernie Sanders took part.