Crowd of 20,000 at Georgia Capitol protest Trump's tariffs, government purge
Source: The Atlanta Journal Constitution
About 20,000 protesters condemning the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs and purge of the U.S. government marched Saturday through Midtown Atlanta and gathered at the Georgia State Capitol.
The protest was part of a national day of action that included about 14 other demonstrations across Georgia and 1,000 nationwide. They called on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to take their “hands off democracy.”
“Trump and Musk have got to go! Stand up, fight back,” crowds chanted as they departed from the southwest end of Piedmont Park around 1 p.m. toward downtown Atlanta. Motorists honked in support as protesters cheered louder and pumped up their handmade signs that read, “Hands off Social Security, CDC, VA;” “Send Musk to Mars” and “Democracy matters.”
By 2:30 p.m., protesters packed into Georgia’s Gold Dome at Liberty Plaza to hear from a slate of speakers including lawmakers, former federal employees and civil rights activists. The plaza reached its maximum capacity as officials directed the overflow to the Memorial Drive Greenway across the Downtown Connector.
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