Trump resistance takes shape at three months of mandate

On April 5, according to a rainy and disappeared Saturday tens of thousands of people formed a river of Protest Control Donald Trump that filled 20 streets of Fifth Avenue from Bryant Park to the south, several protesters commented with surprise the low presence of police. One of the reasons for the minimum deployment of uniformed, as police sources said unofficially, is that they did not expect the Massive participation In the march. Other calls since January against Trump actions or The cuts promoted by his ally, Elon Muskthey had had a modest participation even in the progressive metropolis of the United States.

The power of call was not only felt in New York. There were demonstrations throughout the country, since in cities also of Democratic Government such as Chicago even in others of conservative domain such as Salt Lake City and in rural areas of Republican feuds such as Texas. All were considered a success.

The dominant slogan of those marches was a generic “Hands off”, which literally translates by “Hands out” but that figuratively it is “not touches” and that it has been demonstrated very practical before the dummy launched by Trump and Musk since January 20. And protesters and banners claimed to leave in peace, among other things, to immigrants, to the trans community, laws, civil rights and Liberties, Social Security, the press, universities, science, Greenland …

Both the unexpected mass assistance to protests and the wide range of causes that mobilize many citizens point to a New phase in Trump resistance. And there are signs that, when they are fulfilled three months of his mandateit has entered a stage of more strength and organization that not only arrive from the streets or progressive environments.

The Democrats

The Democratic Party Keep looking for a path and of leadership. Actions such as Senator’s support Chuck Schumer To republican legislation in Congress that allowed Trump to avoid an operational closure of the government have unleashed the fury of many against the veteran Democrat. But as the Mute Leather Party begin to see sprouts of hope.

One felt with the symbolic but effective marathon speech offered in the Senate Corey Booker, more than 25 hours with which the New Jersey politician, with obvious presidential aspirations, managed to capture media attention and show the determination to do Something unusual to respond to times that few consider normal.

The maximum exponent of the democratic potential to mobilize citizens, however, is being lived in the Extremely popular rallies with what Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez They fill stadiums with their “Tour the oligarchy“, which in the last week has gone through Utah, Idaho, California and Montana.

He eco that has its message of economic populism and against corruption feed at idea that there is a path To structure a movement. And for the moment it is allowing the progressive wing to fulfill an objective that, in the words of the young congressman of Florida Maxwell Frost, is vital: “Ensure that people do not fall into apathy“.

The awakening of growing rejection of Trump and Musk that reflect the polls He has felt, out of statistics, at the polls. It was demonstrated at the beginning of the month in an election for the Supreme Court of Wisconsin with the defeat of the candidate to which the richest man in the world had supported with dozens of millions of dollars. Also with results in special elections for Congress in Florida where, despite the republican victory, The advantage over democrats fell halfway of which he obtained in November had Trump.

From capitulation to challenge

In the first months of the presidency between the most common words and laments, those of fear and “capitulation” have been, a term that allowed us to talk about universities, law firm or companies that gave and folded before Trump’s pressures and threats. This week, on the other hand, the Harvard’s decision to stand and not yield. And this key moment is “from a transcendental, transcendental meaning“, As Michel Luttig has remarked, a prominent jurist who is a reference many conservatives.

The one with the richest and oldest university in the US is an exercise of sounded resistance but not unique. The media are filled with cases of Anonymous citizens They are planted before the Trump agenda, as the inhabitants of the New York people where Tom Homan lives, the “immigration tsar”, who with their protests achieved the release of a mother and three children who had been arrested by the authorities for their deportation, or those of directors of two Primary schools in Los Angeles who denied the entrance to ICE agentsthe Border and Immigration Police Agency, which sought to stop minors.

Justice

Another of the most consistent barriers that have raised in these first three months for Trump has been that of justice. More than 200 demands They have been presented Against the actions of your government And, according to an accountant who maintains ‘The New York Times’, for the moment About 75 judicial decisions have forced the Republican to stop.

Although Justice advances at its rhythm, slow, At the moment “the system is working”, as valued in ‘The New Republic’ Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, one of the groups that has filed demands. And in the publication also underlined the emergence of a New “Very Interesting Dynamics” Lisa Gilbert, co -president of the Progressive Public Citizen group, founded by Ralph Nader: advance along with the fight in court and protests on the street.

It remains to see if Trump will comply with judicial decisions against him. He is already ignoring them although verbally he and his allies, including the press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, assure them. And this week a judge gave him the deadline for A week before declaring your government formally in contempta moment that appears to the US to an unprecedented constitutional crisis.

Internal gaps

That clash would give a hit the stability and international confidence in the US, that would be added to the shadows of doubt that they are already hitting the country for the erratic and aggressive Trump’s tariff political, another of the elements that the rebellion has aroused, in this case even from conservative ranks.

Business World Titansespecially but not only from Silicon Valley, alerted the Republican Against the climb in the commercial war with messages both in public and private. Great donors As Bill Ackman urged him to back down. And he ended up doing it, even partially, also responding to the coup of the bags and the debt market. But juggle to try to keep a satisfied one coalition that mixes the non -aligned interests of movement populism MAGA, Wall Street and of the technological giants.

Already before the Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom Make Wednesday to California In the first state that presents a lawsuit against its tariffs, denouncing that the separation of powers has been skipped and authority that corresponds to Congress has been shown, a group called alliance of new civil liberties had done the same. Behind are two fundamental names of the libertarian and conservative movement: Charles Koch y Leonard Leo, The latter president of the federalist society, the group that was fundamental for Trump to settle the conservative supermayer in the Supreme Court.

Same as Koch and Leo, tariffs are getting nervous to Many Republican congressmen, which in turn reflect the nerves of both their donors and their voters. These have made clear their suspicions and doubts against mass dismissals and cuts in services such as public health and have made many congressmen Huyan in the Holy Week recess of organizing meetings in their districts To avoid being increpted, as happened in February.

At the moment, when he has told Trump, such as when he needed votes to make his budgetary proposal continue to advocate tax cracks in the iron support.

The deepest are what has exposed Lisa Murkowski, one of the few moderate voices that remain in the Republican party. Recently, in a seminar in Alaska, the veteran senator dared to call “illegal “some of the measures Trump policies and cuts and went further than usual when talking about the president. “We are all afraid,” he said, according to the ‘Anchorage Daily News’. “I often have anxiety to use my voice, because reprisals are real “, said. And he added: “That It is not right “.

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