What's the protest in Appleton's Houdini Plaza about? Here's what to know

APPLETON — A period aft hundreds of radical protested President Donald Trump's code to Congress successful downtown Appleton's Houdini Plaza, a 2nd protestation of the Trump medication is happening today. The march is portion of a question of demonstrations crossed much than 30 Wisconsin communities and hundreds of different communities crossed the country, and besides a march connected Washington, D.C.

Here's what to know.

What is the nationalist Hands Off! protest?

The section demonstrators organized nether the nationalist “Hands Off!” branding created by a concern of 182 organizations, galore that person historically been associated with progressive politics. According to 1 of the organizations, Indivisible, astir 500,000 radical were signed up to protestation crossed each 50 states Saturday, an organizational maneuver akin to the planetary Women's Marches during President Donald Trump's archetypal term.

The people of the protests was what nationalist organizers characterized arsenic “the astir brazen powerfulness drawback successful modern history.” Specifically singled retired was the power of South African billionaire Elon Musk successful Trump’s second-term administration. Protesters took purpose astatine policies and decisions by the Trump administration, including the firing Veteran’s Affairs workers and the deporting an El Salvadorian antheral owed to an “administrative error.”

National “Hands Off!” organizers made the statement connected their website’s “About” leafage that the government’s actions amounted to “a hostile takeover” by Trump and Musk, that mean Americans were the victims of specified policies, and that the absorption to protestation connected Saturday was appropriate.

“This is the infinitesimal wherever we accidental NO,” it read. “No much looting, nary much stealing, nary much billionaires raiding our authorities portion moving radical conflict to survive.” It continued that, “We’ll amusement up astatine authorities capitols, national buildings, legislature offices, and metropolis centers — anyplace we tin marque definite they perceive us.”

When is the Appleton Hands Off! protestation scheduled for?

The lawsuit is acceptable to tally from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, astatine 100 W. Lawrence St. successful Appleton.

What's happening successful Washington D.C.?

The Washington, D.C. event, expected to beryllium the largest, started astatine noon astatine the Washington Monument. The protests are being livestreamed.

The bureau of the archetypal woman said it was moving the White House's yearly outpouring plot circuit to Sunday owed to the protests. Trump is scheduled to beryllium astatine Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate. But protests are besides scheduled for the Palm Beach area.

"Anyone who thinks protests, lawsuits, and lawfare volition deter President Trump indispensable person been sleeping nether a stone for the past respective years," White House property caput Karoline Leavitt told USA TODAY successful a statement.

This communicative volition beryllium updated.

Jesse Lin of the Green Bay Press-Gazette and Sarah D. Wire of USA TODAY contributed to this report.

Rebecca Loroff is simply a K-12 acquisition newsman for the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. She welcomes communicative tips and feedback. Contact her astatine [email protected].

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Appleton Post-Crescent: 'Hands Off!' protesters stitchery astatine Houdini Plaza April 5