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In Photos: Gainesville's Anti-Trump Protest On President's Day

Jacksonville resident Shari Balsamo, 54, yells her support with speakers in Bo Diddley Plaza on Monday at the “What Makes a President” Rally. Balsamo said she is “terrified” of the Affordable Care Act being repealed and defunding programs like Medicare, which her father requires to treat his Parkinson’s disease. (Emma Green/ WUFT News)
Jacksonville resident Shari Balsamo, 54, yells her support with speakers in Bo Diddley Plaza on Monday at the “What Makes a President” Rally. Balsamo said she is “terrified” of the Affordable Care Act being repealed and defunding programs like Medicare, which her father requires to treat his Parkinson’s disease. (Emma Green/ WUFT News)

On President’s Day, community members gathered at the Bo Diddley Plaza to protest President Trump's administration.

The organizer of the “What Makes A President” Rally, Genevieve Murphy, a 32-year-old lab technician, said she was fed up with the new administration.

“I did not like where this country was going,” she said.

Approximately 50 people showed up with civil rights signs, Clinton earrings and anti-Trump buttons.

Murphy, who planned the rally about a week ago, said she was thrilled with the turnout for her first event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emma Green is a reporter for WUFT News and can be reached at 305-965-0447 or greenemma@ufl.edu.