NEW YORK - Thousands of people on Feb 5 turned out across the US to protest President Donald Trump’s flurry of early actions, denouncing his plans for mass deportations, his attacks on diversity initiatives and his efforts to restrict transgender rights.

Flyers circulating online decry Project 2025 , a hard-right playbook for American government and society, and include m

The grassroots effort has been organized across social media sites using hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, calling on Americans to "fight fascism."

Ben Lynch, an attorney in Des Moines, said at the protest that marginalized Iowans need to stick together over the next four years of Trump's presidency. "The rule of law is abandoned right now so we need to use our voices and all stand together because marches and rallies like this is what gets people together,

Some 200 people gathered in front of City Hall at noon Wednesday as part of a plan organized through social media to hold 50 anti-Trump protests across 50 states in one day. Dubbed the 50501 protests on Reddit and other social media platforms,