More than 100 people gather in Everett to protest recent Trump actions
EVERETT — Over 100 protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon at the Snohomish County Campus to speak out against what they called a “hostile takeover of the federal government” by President Donald Trump.
Protesters opposed recent executive actions that would have frozen many federal grants and loans. The group also spoke out against employees at the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency being granted access to the federal treasury department’s payment system. That system includes personal information — names, bank account numbers and Social Security identifiers — of people who receive Social Security checks, tax refunds and other payments from the federal government, The New York Times reported.
Dean Smith, the co-founder of a local environmental activist group, 350 Everett, said he is worried about the safety of his social security information. Currently, his monthly social security check is his only source of income. Smith said senators in Washington, D.C. should use any method at their disposal to stop Trump, as well as Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency.
“Any senator can stop the Senate in its tracks. There are methods they can use,” Smith said. “Some of them are called nasty. It’s time to be nasty.”
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