Flashmob protesters block New York's 5th Avenue in front of Trump Tower on Presidents Day
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 17 February 2026 02:31 EST
Hundreds of New Yorkers marked Presidents Day by gathering outside Trump Tower on Monday to raise their middle fingers against Donald Trump.
According to videos and local media reports, demonstrators filled 5th Avenue just after 1 p.m. Monday and apparently blocked vehicle traffic, while banging drums, playing music, and changing "f*** Trump!"
Photos showed marchers with signs branding Trump a "TRAITOR", and a wannabe dictator, as well as a huge banner calling for him to be impeached, convicted, and removed from office. A spokesperson for the NYPD told The Independent that "multiple people" had been arrested, but could not say how many or what they had been charged with.
The protest was organized by Rise and Resist, a direct action group, and 50501, the loose anti-Trump network behind last year's No Kings demonstrations, according to an Instagram post by Rise and Resist.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/presidents-day-trump-protests-b2921585.html
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