Good evening. I'm John Yang.

Across the country and around the world today, tens of thousands of people turned out for what organizers say has been the biggest single day of protests against President Trump and his second term policies and actions.

In this country, more than a thousand rallies were planned in small towns and major cities from coast to coast.

Ali Rogan begins our coverage. In Washington, crowds descended on the National Mall, calling for lawmakers to rain in President Trump.

He's right now destroying our economy.

He's taken away all of our allies.

We're a pariah in the world.

And Congress sits back and does nothing.

The mass protest, dubbed the hands-off National Day of Action,

was organized by advocacy groups that opposed the president's policies during his first term.

Protesters railed against Mr. Trump's recent moves to lay off scores of federal workers,

revoke protections for immigrants, and implement sweeping tariffs.

But for Democratic leaders, the president's threat to democracy took center stage.

Our founders wrote a constitution that does not begin with we the dictators.

The preamble says we the people.

The movement spread far beyond the nation's capital.

From the sidewalks of South Bend to downtown Boston and New York City,

demonstrators took to the streets in protests both big and small to oppose President Trump's agenda. That resistance echoed around the globe.

In Germany, England, and Portugal, protesters flocked to public squares to show support and solidarity with Americans.

Freedom is at stake in the United States and for the whole world with what Donald Trump is doing.

And we need to stand up.

For PBS News Weekend, I'm Allie Rogan.

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