Is it hot in here, or is it just these protest signs?
From New York City to Washington, DC, from Los Angeles to Boston, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets this Saturday, April 5, in a massive show of anti-Trump, anti-Musk, anti-fascist mobilization filled with art and signage that was critical, cheeky, and decidedly no-bullshit.
Artistically inclined protesters came out in force with hand-made placards, elaborate illustrations, and in-your-face effigies targeting everything from Trump’s cruel immigration crackdown to DOGE’s attacks on arts and culture funding.
In DC, one marcher held up a painted canvas portraying Luigi Mangione slaying Goliath; in Manhattan, drawings and montages drew parallels between Trump’s ascent and the rise of authoritarianism throughout history. A collage of Elon Musk co-opted the “Stop the Steal” slogan of January 6 rioters to show Trump voters who, exactly, is stealing what.
Below are the cheekiest, most brazen, chef’s-kiss-meriting signs we saw at this weekend’s protests, captured by Hyperallergic and others — because “Dump Trump” is so 2016, am I right?
