President Donald Trump has been in office for less than a month, but already some local Democrats have decided to spend Presidents’ Day protesting him.
An announcement on social media said there will be a protest on Monday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m. at the corner of Main and Court Streets in Doylestown.
The Doylestown Republican Social Club has also announced a rally for Trump at 12:30 p.m. at the same location.
Ellen Cox, president of the Republican Social Club, said members of other local Republican and patriots groups plan to attend.
“All the Democrats are screaming about are ‘Elon and Eggs’ instead of being happy that Musk is finding fraud, waste and abuse and billions of dollars in our tax money to come back into American pockets, they’re protesting it,” said Cox. “And Illegals have broken our laws. We’re a nation of laws.”
The Democrats’ protest was organized by Larissa Hopwood, who describes herself on Instagram as an “activist, feminist and anti-racist.” Her account says similar demonstrations will be held across the country to protest “oligarchy,” “save democracy,” and protect “trans-kids.” The protest is not just against Trump but also against Elon Musk, who Trump appointed to head the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which audits various government agencies. DOGE has already found $48.3 billion in savings.
However, 14 Democrat state attorneys general have filed lawsuits claiming what DOGE is doing is unconstitutional. Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) has also filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming that freezing $1.2 billion in federal funds, primarily for environmental programs, is unconstitutional.
Trump has quickly been moving to enact his agenda, much of it through executive orders. He ran on closing the border and deporting criminal illegal aliens, which has taken place without the help of some district attorneys, including Delaware County’s Jack Stollsteimer and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. However, Border Czar Tom Homan admitted it is unlikely the government will be able to remove all of the estimated 11.7 million people who are in the U.S. illegally. Homan said ICE is focusing on those who have committed other crimes.
Trump also signed an executive order to stop biological males from competing against girls and women in their sports and another to remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI).
