WASHINGTON—Thousands of protesters gathered around the Washington Monument in Washington on April 5, as part of the nationwide “Hands Off!” day of protest against the Trump administration.
As the crowds pressed in, several Democratic lawmakers joined with political activists delivering remarks from the Sylvan Theater stage, a short distance from the Washington Monument.
“We need to use everything in our toolbox. We can’t afford to brush aside any part of our movement. We need mutual aid. We need protest. We need direct action. We need a legislative strategy,” Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) called out from the stage. “We need to be in the courts litigating, because I promise you our opposition are not leaving any tools in their toolbox.”...