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.
The protest in Detroit comes after a flurry of political movement and rising tensions in response to the blistering pace of change set by the Trump administration, especially among American and Canadian relations. On Wednesday, the mayor of Sarnia — the Canadian city that sits across the river from Port Huron — requested that all American flags in the city be taken down, citing "economic terrorism."
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