The intensity of the protests and the diversity of the groups involved reflect a growing concern about the direction of the country under Trump's administration.

In particular, protesters raised objections that Trump gave an unelected billionaire businessman with no public service experience, Elon Musk, control over government employees, agencies and funding.

Nineteen states, led by Democratic attorneys general from New York, California, and others, just declared war on President Donald Trump and his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. On Friday, they filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court,