Hundreds Protest Trump's National Emergency Declaration in DC

Protesters gathered in Lafayette Square Park, in front of the White House, on February 18, President’s Day, to protest President Donald Trump’s controversial declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a border wall. This video, filmed by Nestor Ruiz of United We Dream, shows activists leading a crowd of protesters in a chant. Similar protests were being held in cities and towns across the United States. Most were organized by MoveOn, a political advocacy organization, that said the demonstrations aimed “to defend our democracy and immigrants, Muslim, black, and brown communities from Trump’s dangerous national emergency power grab.” The organization also used the hashtag #FakeNationalEmergency, branded the crisis “fake,” and referred to Trump’s border service as a “racist deportation force.” Credit: Nestor Ruiz via Storyful