Today, hundreds of community members assembled in front of the federal court building in Downtown Providence to protest Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. The event was organized by Indivisible Rhode Island, a local branch of the non-profit Indivisible which works to “resist the Trump agenda.” Protesters chanted “more, more, more,” urging their uniformly Democratic federal delegation to do more to stop Elon Musk’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Donald Trump’s far-reaching executive orders.
Protesters stand on either side of Exchange Street. The protest took place in front of the Kennedy Plaza Passenger Terminal, and busses shuttling passengers intermittently honked at protesters to get out of the street.
Aseem Rastogi, director of Indivisible Rhode Island, speaks to the crowd in front of a “Stop Elon Musk Now” sign.
A protester sitting on a medical scooter plays her trombone along with the Extraordinary Rendition Band.
The leader of the Extraordinary Rendition Band leads a chant: “When I say Black lives you say matter….”
A sign is framed by Lionel Smit’s statue “Morphous” in Downtown Providence.
A young girl sits below the statues adorning the Providence federal court building.
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