On President’s Day, thousands of people participated in anti-Trump demonstrations across the U.S. and braved the cold in Trenton. The “Not My Presidents Day” theme was led by the 50501 movement which stands for “50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement,” marking the second set of marches crisscrossing the states in the last two weeks.
NJ Spotlight News this week spoke with U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12th) about the protests and her own reaction, including a post on X calling President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s actions so far “reckless and chaotic.”
Watson Coleman stressed that Democrats are willing to work with Republicans, but she said: “They have nothing of value to work with. So, we have to work with our allies, when we’re not allowed to bring suits directly against these entities, and Donald Trump and Elon Musk. We have to work with our allies, because we’ve got to employ this strategy of litigate, legislate, and then we’ve got to talk to people because we’ve got to mobilize.”
