President Donald Trump has officially declared a national emergency to construct his “racist” border wall, and progressive groups have a plan to fight back.
After Trump on Friday issued the emergency declaration in a rambling and lie-filled speech on the White House lawn, grassroots progressive organizations announced nationwide protests and a massive pressure campaign urging Congress to block the president’s “anti-democratic power grab.”
“There is already a mass mobilization happening against Trump’s wall. Fifty thousand signed petitions against the national emergency overnight, ten thousand made calls to Congress, thousands of people expected to hit the streets on Monday. This is a moment.”
—America’s Voice
“This is a full-fledged attack on our democracy,” Indivisible declared in an email to supporters detailing its action plan. “The only emergency at the border is the one created by Trump and the Republicans enabling his temper tantrum.”
In a strategy call on Friday, progressive groups announced “No Racist Wall, No Power Grab” protests throughout the U.S. on Monday, Feb. 18 at noon local time.
Visit to receive updates on the demonstrations and find an event in your area.
Indivisible also laid out a three-step plan to defeat Trump’s “desperate attempt” to sidestep the legislative process to fund his wall:
- Join us, MoveOn, Win Without War, CREDO, and more at an event near you to call on Congress to put an end to Trump’s fake national emergency. You can also text “MOBILIZE” to 977-79 to get updates and the national event map when it’s live!
- Congress has an obligation to check Executive Branch abuses, and there is a clear path for them to do this. They need to act to protect our democracy by passing a resolution to terminate this phony emergency and protect the people (the majority of which reject Trump’s vanity wall).
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