Protests Planned Across US Over Trump’s Border Wall Emergency Declaration

February 18, 2019 4:15 pm

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Protests are set to take place across the United States over President Donald Trump’s signing of an executive order declaring a national emergency in order to free up the billions of dollars required to fund wall construction on the US-Mexico border.

Some of the anti-border wall demonstrations are being organized through social activism platforms including MoveOn.org and rallylist.com. According a statement from MoveOn posted to twitter, there are over 250 protests planned in 47 states “opposing the #FakeEmergency and #RacistWall.”