The Trump fascist regime has federalized the DC police, deployed the National Guard and the FBI to patrol DC streets, and threatened more military force to control and intimidate DC—while ICE continues to carry out Gestapo terror on immigrants. They have been harassing Black youth and bulldozing homeless encampments. The brave people of DC have stood up all week in the face of this.
Then, on Saturday, August 16, an estimated 2000 protesters marked the end of the first week of Trump’s fascist takeover of DC with a defiant march from Dupont Circle to and around the White House, blowing whistles and chanting “Trump Must Go Now;” “Que Te Vaya Trump;” “Free DC;” “Troops on the corner, Feds on the Block, The Fascist Takeover Must Be Stopped; and “Troops Go Home.”
Featured Speakers included Reverend Graylan Scott Hagler, senior advisor for Fellowship for Reconciliation; Sam Goldman, National Leadership Board of Refuse Fascism; Ralph, a military veteran of 20 years; Jolly Good Ginger, social media influencer with 944k followers; Tony G, local organizer and immigrant rights activist; Carl Dix, longtime revolutionary from the Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity, and Corey Teague of the National Action Network. The DC rock band Waking Stones played music along the march.
The thousands who took to the streets of Washington DC opposing the fascist occupation of the Capital must be the vanguard of a movement that refuses to collaborate with the Trump Fascist Regime – growing in strength so that November 5th, 2025 begins The FALL OF THE TRUMP REGIME with tens of thousands flooding DC growing to millions – in continuing nonviolent protest – not stopping until Trump and his illegitimate fascist regime are removed from power.
No Military Occupation of Our Cities!
Hands Off Our Youth!
No Nazi Cleansing of “The Homeless!”
Trump Must Go Now!
Below are some initial highlights and coverage of the rally at Dupont Circle and the march. Stay tuned for more coverage.
Watch this clip from the keynote speech by Sam Goldman of the Refuse Fascism Editorial Board.
Live footage from the protest spread quickly over social media.
Today: Anti-Trump protesters marched in Washington, all the way to the White House—peaceful, defiant, rejecting his occupation of D.C. pic.twitter.com/tHxK7lnCDW
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) August 16, 2025
WOW! Thousands of protesters are chanting “Fuck Donald Trump!” as they march through the streets of DC.
— Lucas Sanders 💙🗳️🌊💪🌈🚺🟧 (@LucasSa56947288) August 16, 2025
More of this! 🔥
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Live: March against Trump’s federal takeover of Washington DC https://t.co/wmldhn8wuU
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 16, 2025
Ford Fischer’s News2Share, ABC 7 and Fox 5 posted livestreams.
A spirit and culture of noncompliance and nonviolent resistance, growing in numbers and determination, is urgently needed to stop the gears of this fascist machinery. Saturday’s protest – and the response to it from both the decent people and the MAGA regime (which has gone to the desperate lengths of saying the Democratic Party is paying protesters because they can’t win elections) shows the power and the potential of the people to drive this regime out of power. The time has come for…the FALL of the TRUMP FASCIST REGIME – Beginning November 5, 2025, Washington D.C. Read and spread this call to action and sign up here.