{{Short description|2025 political movement in the United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox organization | name = 50501 movement | formation = {{start date and age|2025|01}} | full_name = "50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement."<ref name="Duster-2025">{{Cite news |last=Duster |first=Chandelis |date=2025-02-16 |title=Protests are set to take place on Presidents Day. Here's why |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/02/16/nx-s1-5297117/50501-movement-presidents-day-protests-explainer |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=NPR |language=en |archive-date=February 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216163911/https://www.npr.org/2025/02/16/nx-s1-5297117/50501-movement-presidents-day-protests-explainer |url-status=live }}</ref> | logo = 50501 logo.svg | logo_size = 120 | logo_caption = Official emblem | location = United States, Canada | founder = u/Evolved_Fungi<ref name="Duster-2025" /> (departed the movement before the 2025 No Kings protests)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/story/technology-tools-donald-trump-resistance/|title=The Online Tools That Fueled 'No Kings' and the Trump Resistance|first=David|last=Gilbert|via=www.wired.com}}</ref> | type = {{ubl|class=nowrap|'''Grassroots Political Movement''': |Progressivism }} | purpose = {{bulleted list|Impeachment of Donald Trump and removal from office<ref name="Duster-2025" />| Abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement<ref>{{cite web |title=50501 Demands Justice for Violence Perpetrated by ICE, Organizes Nationwide Weekend of Action |url=https://www.fiftyfifty.one/post/50501-demands-justice-for-violence-perpetrated-by-ice-organizes-nationwide-weekend-of-action |website=FiftyFifty.one |date=2026-01-09 |access-date=2026-02-02 |archive-date=February 2, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260202023420/https://www.fiftyfifty.one/post/50501-demands-justice-for-violence-perpetrated-by-ice-organizes-nationwide-weekend-of-action |url-status=live }}</ref>|Reinstatement of rescinded federal DEI initiatives<ref name="Duster-2025" />|Protection of LGBTQ rights in the United States|Protection of ethnic minorities in the United States|Protection of the Constitution of the United States| End to the Gaza Genocide and independence of Palestine<ref>{{cite news |title=Mixed results for 'Rage Against the Regime' day of action |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/02/50501-protests/6771754171665/ |work=United Press International |date=August 2, 2025 |access-date=March 22, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=50501 movement sparks nationwide anti-Trump protests |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/us/50501-movement-anti-trump-protests |newspaper=CNN |date=2025-05-01 |access-date=2025-11-25 |archive-date=February 3, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203145842/https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/us/50501-movement-anti-trump-protests |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://50501va.com/about-us/ |website=50501 Virginia |date=April 12, 2025 |access-date=2025-11-25}}</ref>|End of the 2026 Iran war<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=2026-02-28 |title=Protesters rally across US after Iran strikes and reports of Khamenei killing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/khamenei-killing-protests-us |access-date=2026-03-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=March 1, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260301071647/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/khamenei-killing-protests-us |url-status=live }}</ref>}} | methods = Protesting, boycotting, civil resistance | field = Political movement | leader_title = | leader_name = | website = {{URL|https://www.fiftyfifty.one}} }}
'''50501''' (short for "'''50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement'''") is an American progressive grassroots political movement founded to organize the 50501 protests against policies and actions of the second Donald Trump administration in the United States.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web |last1=Addison |first1=Brandi D. |first2=Maria |last2=Francis |title=What are 50501 protests? What to know about anti-Trump, Project 2025 movement in Texas |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/02/05/50501-protests-austin-texas-capitol-anti-trump-project-2025-50-states-50-capitals/78251678007/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Austin American-Statesman |date=February 5, 2025 |language=en-US |archive-date=February 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207001022/https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/02/05/50501-protests-austin-texas-capitol-anti-trump-project-2025-50-states-50-capitals/78251678007/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2025 |last=Lee |first=Morgan |agency=Associated Press |title=Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump policies |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/thousands-across-the-u-s-protest-trump-policies |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=PBS News |language=en-us |archive-date=February 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206161159/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/thousands-across-the-u-s-protest-trump-policies |url-status=live }}</ref>
The group organized several nationwide demonstrations starting on February 5, 2025, with anti-Trump rallies.<ref name="PA">{{Cite web |last=Deliso |first=Meredith |date=February 5, 2025 |title=Protesters across the US rally against Trump administration policies |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/anti-trump-protests-nationwide/story?id=118501194 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=February 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206163027/https://abcnews.go.com/US/anti-trump-protests-nationwide/story?id=118501194 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anti-Trump protesters rally at state capitals |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/video/anti-trump-protesters-rally-at-state-capitals-231195205854 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=February 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205224257/https://www.nbcnews.com/video/anti-trump-protesters-rally-at-state-capitals-231195205854 |url-status=live }}</ref> The group hosted another nationwide protest—named "No Kings on Presidents Day"—on February 17 (Presidents' Day),<ref name="AP News-2025">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-17 |title='No kings on Presidents Day' rings out from protests against Trump and Musk |url=https://apnews.com/article/president-donald-trump-protest-c8796556fbf20e796f42167f61c3d942 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217205931/https://apnews.com/article/president-donald-trump-protest-c8796556fbf20e796f42167f61c3d942 |archive-date=February 17, 2025 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> and a third demonstration on March 4, 2025.<ref name="Graves">{{Cite web |last1=Graves |first1=Mark |last2=Nakamura |first2=Beth |title=Hundreds of protesters descended on downtown Portland around noon Tuesday to decry the Trump administration on the day the president is set to address Congress. |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/VDUKXHTDJVG2FMIBTUO6NWAYG4/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=oregonlive |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328093858/https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/VDUKXHTDJVG2FMIBTUO6NWAYG4/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Carter">{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=William |title=Third set of 50501 protests set for Maryland and across all 50 states today |url=https://www.wbal.com/third-set-of-50501-protests-set-for-maryland-at-towson-circuit-courthouse-and-across-all-50-states |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=WBAL Baltimore News |date=March 4, 2025 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408161824/https://www.wbal.com/third-set-of-50501-protests-set-for-maryland-at-towson-circuit-courthouse-and-across-all-50-states |url-status=live }}</ref> The movement's membership contributed to the organizing of the April 5, 2025, Hands Off protests, which gathered millions of participants nationwide and was among the largest protests against U.S. president Donald Trump.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump news at a glance: anti-Trump protests draw huge crowds across the US |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/trump-news-at-a-glance-anti-trump-protests-draw-huge-crowds-across-the-us |website=The Guardian|date=April 6, 2025 }}</ref>
"No Kings" protests took place across the US (but avoided Washington, D.C.)<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2025 |title=Hundreds protest Trump administration outside Vermont Statehouse |url=https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-02-05/hundreds-protest-president-donald-trump-administration-vermont-statehouse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206211651/https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-02-05/hundreds-protest-president-donald-trump-administration-vermont-statehouse |archive-date=February 6, 2025 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Vermont Public |language=en}}</ref> on June{{nbsp}}14, 2025,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lee |first=Chantelle |date=June 10, 2025 |title='No Kings Day' Protests Planned Across U.S. Amid L.A. Battle |url=https://time.com/7293028/no-kings-day-protests-trump-parade/ |access-date=June 12, 2025 |magazine=Time |language=en |archive-date=June 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614063214/https://time.com/7293028/no-kings-day-protests-trump-parade/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moran |first=Frank Witsil and Darcie |title=As military groups prepare for weekend celebrations, No Kings activists organize protests |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/06/12/military-parade-ball-protests-detroit-michigan-police-no-kings/84130435007/ |access-date=June 12, 2025 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US |archive-date=June 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250612145727/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/06/12/military-parade-ball-protests-detroit-michigan-police-no-kings/84130435007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the day of the U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Parade and Donald Trump's 79th birthday.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2025 |title=What to expect at Trump's military parade and 'No Kings' protests |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dqz4jdzy2o |access-date=June 12, 2025 |publisher=BBC |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615033527/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dqz4jdzy2o |url-status=live }}</ref> These events were held in over 2,000 locations and attended by an estimated 5 million people.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Giselle Ruhiyyih |date=2025-06-14 |title=The Resistance 2.0 arrives with nationwide 'No Kings' protests |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/14/no-kings-protest-trump-00406243 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Politico |language=en |archive-date=June 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615004225/https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/14/no-kings-protest-trump-00406243 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=April |last2=Falconer |first2=Rebecca |date=June 15, 2025 |title="No Kings" anti-Trump protests attract millions, organizers say |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/no-kings-protests-usa-june-14-trump-military-parade |website=Axios |access-date=June 16, 2025 |archive-date=June 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615230800/https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/no-kings-protests-usa-june-14-trump-military-parade |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=2025-06-14 |title=Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions came |url=https://apnews.com/article/no-kings-protest-trump-philadelphia-los-angeles-immigration-raids-a3b67d23733cd060f8d01aef1e391dbf |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=June 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615222102/https://apnews.com/article/no-kings-protest-trump-philadelphia-los-angeles-immigration-raids-a3b67d23733cd060f8d01aef1e391dbf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=G. Elliott |title="No Kings Day" protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump |url=https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-day-protests-turn-out-millions |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=gelliottmorris.com |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004121025/https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-day-protests-turn-out-millions |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of the No Kings Coalition, 50501 worked with 200 other organizations to organize the follow-up October 2025 No Kings protests at over 2700 locations around the country on October 18, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/10/19/photos-millions-of-us-protesters-hold-anti-trump-no-kings-rallies|title=Photos: Millions of US protesters hold anti-Trump 'No Kings' rallies|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=February 6, 2026|archive-date=February 5, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260205090653/https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/10/19/photos-millions-of-us-protesters-hold-anti-trump-no-kings-rallies|url-status=live}}</ref> Organizers of the protest estimated that nearly 7 million protested nationwide, making it the largest single-day protest in US history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/us/protestors-voices-no-kings-trump|title=Large crowds rallied against Trump at 'No Kings' protests across the US. Here's why protesters say they attended|first=Dalia|last=Faheid|date=October 19, 2025|website=CNN}}</ref> A third No Kings Day took place on March 28, 2026, reportedly drawing more than 8 million participants throughout the United States and in numerous other countries.<ref name=Chron-March>{{cite news |first1=Laura |last1=Waxmann |first2=Jessica |last2=Flores |first3=Warren |last3=Pederson |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/no-kings-day-sf-oakland-22156265.php |title=No Kings organizers tout record global turnout as Bay Area protests draw huge crowds |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=March 28, 2026 |access-date=March 29, 2026 }}</ref><ref name=AP-March>{{cite news |first1=Mark |last1=Vancleave |first2=Steve |last2=Karnowski |first3=Todd |last3=Richmond |first4=John |last4=Hanna |url=https://apnews.com/article/no-kings-protests-minnesota-trump-springsteen-2fab6b3a64e5275bcf111e8dd6d2e075 |title='No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration |website=Associated Press |date=March 28, 2026 |access-date=March 29, 2026 |archive-date=April 5, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405152645/https://apnews.com/article/no-kings-protests-minnesota-trump-springsteen-2fab6b3a64e5275bcf111e8dd6d2e075 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=CBS8-March>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/nation-world/no-kings-protests-nationwide-attendance-numbers/507-5236e519-2534-415e-be0f-f0c57f798586 |title=Nationwide 'No Kings' demonstrations draw millions to streets, organizers say |website=CBS8 |location=San Diego |date=March 28, 2026 |access-date=March 29, 2026 |agency=Tegna Digital }}</ref>
The movement continues to hold demonstrations and organize mutual aid efforts nationwide and is active online, locally, and nationally.
== Background == Discussions of a nationwide protest started circulating on social media in late 2024. According to organizer Kay Evert, the movement started on Reddit, with activist organizations eventually joining in.<ref name="Crowley">{{Cite web |last=Crowley |first=Kinsey |title=What is 50501? What to know about movement sparking protests around the US |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/05/what-is-50501-protest-movement/78248832007/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=February 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208085656/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/05/what-is-50501-protest-movement/78248832007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The movement says it was organized by grassroots activists and spread through social media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-04 |title=What are the "50 States" anti-Trump protests? What to know about 50501 |url=https://www.newsweek.com/50-states-anti-trump-protest-nationwide-50501-explainer-2026115 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=February 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209152259/https://www.newsweek.com/50-states-anti-trump-protest-nationwide-50501-explainer-2026115 |url-status=live }}</ref> The movement used the hashtags "#buildtheresistance" and "#50501", with the latter standing for "50 protests, 50 states, one day".<ref name="TP">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Morgan |date=February 5, 2025 |title=Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump's policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk |url=https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205084334/https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab |archive-date=February 5, 2025 |access-date=February 5, 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
Protestors also expressed dismay about the role of Elon Musk and his actions in the federal system.<ref name="WHDH 7News-2025">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-05 |title=Hundreds gather at State House, march through Boston Common in protest of President Trump |url=https://whdh.com/news/hundreds-gathers-at-state-house-march-through-boston-common-in-protest-of-president-trump/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=WHDH 7News |language=en-US |archive-date=February 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216155808/https://whdh.com/news/hundreds-gathers-at-state-house-march-through-boston-common-in-protest-of-president-trump/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One protester stated "I'm here because Elon Musk is where he's not supposed to be. He is in our pocketbooks", as well as concerns about accessing confidential and personal data, lack of legal jurisdiction, and the unelected status of Musk.<ref name="WHDH 7News-2025" />
Signs included commentary about Musk,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leingang |first=Rachel |date=2025-02-16 |title='A particularly heinous villain': a disdain for Musk has sparked protests across US |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/16/elon-musk-protests-trump-50501 |access-date=2025-02-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and a spokesperson for the group emphasized that Musk is a target of the protest, stating "We are still very much calling for the removal of Elon Musk. We find it very concerning that there is a non-government official that has the access that he does", as well as the desire for stronger anti-discrimination policies.<ref name="Duster-2025" />
== History and protests == {{Main|50501 protests}} thumb|A 50501 protest at the Ohio Statehouse in February 2025 The idea for 50501 started as a Reddit post by user Evolved_Fungi in late January, quickly gaining traction on social media. 50501's first protest occurred on February 5, 2025.<ref name="Duster-2025" /> 50501's name was originally an abbreviation of "50 protests, 50 states, one day" symbolizing the goal for a single day of action. The organization claimed there to be 72,000 protesters at 67 protests across 40 states.<ref name="Crowley" /> 50501's second protest happened on February 17, being called "Not my Presidents Day".<ref name="AP News-2025" />
In early February, they officially partnered with Political Revolution,<ref name="pol-rev/about">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.pol-rev.com/about-us/ |website=The Political Revolution |access-date=5 April 2025 |archive-date=February 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214210649/https://pol-rev.com/about-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref> a group initially created to support Bernie Sanders's 2016 political bid<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-04 |title=50501 protests update as anti-Trump march in 50 states expands |url=https://www.newsweek.com/50501-protests-update-anti-trump-march-50-states-expands-2025741 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209110146/https://www.newsweek.com/50501-protests-update-anti-trump-march-50-states-expands-2025741 |archive-date=February 9, 2025 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> (not Our Revolution, the political action organization founded as a continuation of Senator Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign<ref>{{cite news |title=Bernie Sanders's New Political Group Is Met by Staff Revolt |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/us/politics/bernie-sanders-our-revolution-group.html |access-date=5 April 2025 |work=New York Times |date=August 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160825130151/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/us/politics/bernie-sanders-our-revolution-group.html |archive-date=August 25, 2016 }}</ref>). Political Revolution put up a live list<ref name="events.pol-rev/search">{{cite web |title=search: Explore events |url=https://events.pol-rev.com/search?search&contentType=EVENTS |website=Political Revolution |access-date=5 April 2025 |quote=Powered by Mobilizon }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="pol-rev/events">{{cite web |title=Gather ⋅ Organize ⋅ Mobilize |url=https://events.pol-rev.com/ |website=Political Revolution - events.pol-rev.com |access-date=5 April 2025 |language=en |quote=Powered by Mobilizon |archive-date=February 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222233436/https://events.pol-rev.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and map of protests hosted by the 50501 movement shortly afterward.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Dickinson |first=Tim |date=2025-04-18 |title=How a Reddit Meme Birthed a Nationwide Anti-Trump Movement |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/50501-anti-trump-protest-group-grassroots-1235320569/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418155607/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/50501-anti-trump-protest-group-grassroots-1235320569/ |archive-date=2025-04-18 |access-date=2026-03-21 |work=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> K Starling, of ''We (the People) Dissent'' collected protests from four sites onto one list and an interactive map, for March 22–28 and April 5, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Starling |first=K. |date=2025-03-22 |title=A Map of Protests March 22-28 |url=https://thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/a-map-of-protests-march-22-29 |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=We the People Dissent |archive-date=March 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324003207/https://thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/a-map-of-protests-march-22-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The Hands Off protests were hosted in 1,200 locations, including state capitals, major cities, and towns across the U.S.<ref name="Graves" /><ref name="Carter" /><ref name=":0" /> It has been estimated that more than 5.2 million Americans came out across the country on April 5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Millons Turn Out |url=https://handsoff2025.com/millions-turn-out |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Hands Off! |language=en-US |archive-date=April 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410102200/https://handsoff2025.com/millions-turn-out |url-status=live }}</ref> The movement announced that the next protests would take place on April 19 and that the protests would aim to involve 11 million people, roughly 3.5% of the population of the United States.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/why-are-anti-trump-groups-planning-a-protest-in-50-us-states-on-april-19-10-point-explainer/articleshow/120279598.cms?from=mdr | title=Why are anti-Trump groups planning a protest in 50 US states on April 19? 10-point explainer | work=The Economic Times | date=April 14, 2025 | access-date=April 15, 2025 | archive-date=April 14, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414202000/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/why-are-anti-trump-groups-planning-a-protest-in-50-us-states-on-april-19-10-point-explainer/articleshow/120279598.cms?from=mdr | url-status=live }}</ref>
On April 19, the movement hosted another rally in Washington, D.C., and other locations in coalition with the American Civil Liberties Union, Indivisible, MoveOn, Color of Change, and the Women's March<ref name=":1" /> – a feminist organization that organized the third largest protest in American history in 2017. 50501 remains active, hosting rallies, protests, and retaining a social media presence. Individual chapters communicate online and continue to organize "national days of action". 50501 helped organize the 2025 May Day protests in the US, the June 14 No Kings protests, which was reportedly the largest day of protest in modern US history,<ref name="auto2"/> the October 18 No Kings protests, and the still larger third No Kings Day protests on March 28, 2026.<ref name=Chron-March/><ref name=AP-March/><ref name=CBS8-March/>
== Reactions == When asked about the protest, president of the Utah State Senate Stuart Adams said, "I think people are a little frustrated, but I also think President Trump's moving forward, and it's not going to be business as usual. And I think some of it's actually refreshing that we've got a president who will hit issues head on, deal with them and try to try to get things changed ... I think we need to give him some time to see the results of his action. I think to actually criticize something before the policies actually have a chance to have the effect that they're trying to achieve, I think is probably premature."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=McKenzie |date=February 5, 2025 |title=Hundreds of Utahns join nationwide protests of Trump administration • Utah News Dispatch |url=https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/02/05/hundreds-of-utahns-join-nationwide-protests-of-trump-administration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207001129/https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/02/05/hundreds-of-utahns-join-nationwide-protests-of-trump-administration/ |archive-date=February 7, 2025 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Utah News Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>
South Carolina governor Henry McMaster commented: "I don't know what happened in other states, but I mean they were protesting, they were well-behaved. That's how you do it."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hundreds gather at SC State House to protest Project 2025 |url=https://www.wistv.com/2025/02/05/protesters-rally-state-house-protest-project-2025/ |access-date=February 22, 2025 |website=WIS 10 |date=February 5, 2025 |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221164508/https://www.wistv.com/2025/02/05/protesters-rally-state-house-protest-project-2025/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Billionaire heiress Christy Walton bought a full-page ad in ''The New York Times'' promoting the No Kings protests after Walmart was adversely affected by the Trump administration's tariffs.<ref name="c288">{{cite web | last=Cerullo | first=Megan | title=Walmart heiress Christy Walton promotes "No Kings" anti-Trump protest in ad | website=CBS News | date=June 12, 2025 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-christy-walton-ad-no-kings-nyt-trump/ | access-date=June 14, 2025 | archive-date=June 14, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614000627/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-christy-walton-ad-no-kings-nyt-trump/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Trump supporters responded by calling for a boycott of Walmart.<ref name="h150">{{cite news | last=Peiser | first=Jaclyn | title=Trump backers call for Walmart boycott amid furor over 'No Kings Day' ad | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=June 11, 2025 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/06/11/walmart-boycott-trump-walton/ | access-date=June 14, 2025 | archive-date=June 13, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250613005841/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/06/11/walmart-boycott-trump-walton/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
== See also == * 3.5% rule * First 100 days of the second Donald Trump presidency * Protests against Elon Musk * Timeline of protests against Donald Trump
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