Protesters in Detroit and Canada unify across river, rally against Trump presidency

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(Detroit Free Press) In a protest transcending national boundaries, hundreds of Detroiters and Canadians came out Saturday afternoon to voice their displeasure with President Donald Trump and the American government.

Hundreds gathered at Hart Plaza on the American side of the demonstration, mirroring a significant, though smaller, turnout across the river in Windsor. The protesters at Saturday's rally in downtown Detroit stood unified under an anti-Trump banner but were motivated by a plethora of issues, including tariffs, the future of Social Security, the war in Ukraine, relationships with Canada, media mogul and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and federal job cuts.

Jacquelyn Scott, a protester from Farmington Hills, said she decided to protest out of anger and fear. She said she worries about the future of Social Security, which she has been paying into for 50 years.



"I'm so stressed out based on what Donald Trump is doing," Scott said. "He's taking jobs. He's destroying our democracy. He doesn't care. I worked 50 years for my Social Security and Medicare, and to see someone trying to take it away and give tax cuts to the rich — how is that even possible?" ..................(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/22/protesters-in-canada-and-the-us-express-fear-distrust-in-trump/82613494007/