To the Editor:
Re “Coast to Coast, ‘Hands Off!’ Protesters Rally Against Trump’s Agenda” (news article, April 6):
For the first time since my college days, I joined a protest and marched in the streets.
As a 76-year-old, I never thought I’d be protesting again, but I was heartened to see hundreds of people — every age, gender and race — join me in my relatively small upscale, normally quiet community.
It was a peaceful demonstration that overtook the main street of the town. Signs were varied in their fury, but the common thread was disgust over the current administration’s policies and actions. I only wish members of Congress had as much courage as my fellow protesters.
I came home, turned on the television news and saw the man who occupies the Oval Office on his way to play golf. What could be more tragically telling than that?
Barry Silverstein
Walnut Creek, Calif.
To the Editor:
The story of the protests on Saturday belonged on the front page (more than just a photo below the fold directing readers to an inside page).
This was one of the most tumultuous weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, culminating in the tariffs, which have been condemned by a broader cross section than had been seen since his second term began, with many reacting with alarm, if not horror.
We have shocked and alienated our most friendly long-term allies, who say they can no longer trust us. The citizens of this country are seeing the value of their retirement accounts plummeting and prices at the store already rising.
These rallies may be the start of a sea change, with people taking to the streets, demanding that Mr. Trump’s autocratic governance be reined in and showing that we the people will fight to save our democracy. This is very good news!
Melinda Hansen
San Diego
To the Editor:
On Saturday, at the peaceful, friendly rally with mostly Democrats and some Republicans in New York City, I found myself walking next to a woman wearing a silver Statue of Liberty crown and a mask to match. She told me that she planned to march but, as an immigrant, was afraid to show her face.
This, in New York, in 2025, in America!
I am so ashamed of my government.
Eileen Marech
New York
To the Editor:
April 5, 2025: Huge protests across the U.S. and around the world. Zero reports of extreme violence; of police beaten, maimed or killed; of destruction of government property or death threats to elected officials.
See how it’s done, Jan. 6 thugs and apologists?
By the way, the “Hands Off!” protesters also had some damn clever signs.
Vin Morabito
Scranton, Pa.
‘Hang Tough’?
To the Editor:
“This is an economic revolution, and we will win,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday. “Hang tough, it won’t be easy, but the end result will be historic.”
Are you kidding me? Whom does Mr. Trump expect to “hang tough”? The same people who are often two paychecks away from being homeless? Is he talking to the millions of families working two or three jobs just to make ends meet?
Is he talking to the honest, hardworking people who get up and go to work everyday and never get a raise that is even close to the rate of inflation? Is he talking to the people who have found themselves with illness knocking at their door?
No, he’s not talking to us. He’s talking to the people in his tax bracket. He’s talking to people who have never had to face real financial struggles or hardships. He’s talking to people who have the resources to wait for the historic “end result,” but he isn’t talking to us.
I am ashamed. I am mortified and defeated and angry. I struggle to explain things to my grandchildren when they ask the hard questions.
But he’s not talking to us.
Anne A. Hill
Orford, N.H.
Our Veterans’ Plight
To the Editor:
Re “Devoted to Serving Her Country, Discarded by Her Government” (front page, March 31):
My soul hurts for the unfair treatment of our veterans, and my brain struggles to process the depth of incompetence and malice as I read how our brave, honorable, capable and hard-working veterans are being treated in this administration.
Please wake up, America; please fight; please recognize that this is wrong and that this must end.
Ann Trinkaus
Middletown, Conn.
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