Fight the Trump Takeover


Fight the Trump Takeover was a major demonstration held in approximately 200 locations in the United States in August 2025. According to The Guardian, thousands of people participated in at least 34 U.S. states, protesting against Republican redistricting plans in Texas and other states. The demonstration was anchored in Austin, where approximately 5,000 people gathered at the Texas State Capitol. Groups supporting the protest included Texas for All, the Texas chapter of AFL-CIO, the Human Rights Campaign, Indivisible, MoveOn, Planned Parenthood, the Democratic National Committee, and the Working Families Party. The Texas House Democrats also supported the protest.

Background

Locations and activities

According to Politico, organizers held approximately 150 demonstrations in 34 U.S. states. Der Spiegel and Gulf Daily News and reported that activities were held in approximately 300 locations.
In Charlottesville, Virginia, approximately 100 protesters gathered along the Seminole Trail. In Chicago, Illinois, people gathered at Millennium Park. Democratic state representative Gene Wu spoke at the event. A demonstration was also planned in Cincinnati, Ohio. In Durham, North Carolina, organizers held a "bridge brigade", holding signs in sixteen bridges.
In Eugene, Oregon, approximately 200 people participated in two protests. Protestors gathered outside the Federal Building and at the intersection of 29th and Willamette. In Highland, Illinois, approximately 50 people gathered at the Highway of Flags Monument. A protest was also planned in Jefferson City, Missouri. In Lacey, Washington, Olympia Indivisible organized a protest on Sleater-Kinney Road Southeast, near the Interstate 5 overpass. The event also collected food donations to benefit the Thurston Food Bank.
In Mineral Wells, Indivisible MOV organized a protest on the Interstate 77 exit overpass. An event was planned in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. A few dozen people gathered outside the courthouse in Richmond, Kentucky. In Salt Lake City, Utah, protesters gathered outside downtown's Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building. The event was organized by the Ogden branches of the NAACP and Salt Lake Indivisible. In Washington, D.C., hundreds of people marched from Dupont Circle to the White House via Connecticut Avenue, 17th Street, and Constitution Avenue. The protest was organized by Refuse Fascism. Speakers included an immigrant rights activist, a member of the Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity, and a member of the civil rights organization National Action Network. Hundreds of people attended a protest in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
According to Time, additional demonstrations branded as "Fight the Trump Takeover" were to be held on Labor Day.

California

In California, there were ten protests in Marin County. In San Rafael, approximately 40 people gathered on an overpass. There were protests in Eureka, Los Angeles, Oakland, Otay Ranch, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, and Tracy. Among speakers in Oakland were mayor Barbara Lee, Rep. Lateefah Simon, and Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas. Hundreds participated in both Santa Barbara and San Francisco. Dozens gathered in both Santa Clarita and Tracy. In northern California, events were planned in Modesto, Placerville, Sonora, and Vacaville. An event was also planned in San Diego.

Florida

There were multiple protests in Florida, including in Jacksonville, Palm Coast, Sarasota, Tallahassee, and Wilton Manors.

Michigan

There were multiple protests in Michigan, including in East Tawas, Manistee, Mount Pleasant, and Saginaw. Approximately 50 people gathered at a rally in Manistee, which included a march to Veterans Memorial Park.

Texas

saw the largest protest, with approximately 5,000 people gathering at the Texas State Capitol. Among speakers at the event were U.S. Representatives Greg Casar and Lloyd Doggett, National Farm Workers Association co-founder Dolores Huerta, leaders from the Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, and other union leaders. U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke also spoke at the event. Drag artist Brigitte Bandit performed to "Go to Hell" by Dolly Parton. Following the rally, Hands Off Central Texas demonstrators participated in an office-to-office protest inside the Capitol. Texas also saw protests in Beaumont, Dallas, Houston, San Angelo, and Tyler. The Tyler event was organized by Indivisible Smith County and saw participants hang banners over Highway 31. An event was also planned in Conroe, the Houston planned community of Kingwood, and McAllen.