'Hands off everything.' Thousands attend Berkshire rallies rebuking President Donald Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Pointing to Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, Bonifaz said the Founding Fathers wrote it as a safeguard to presidents like Trump.
45% : Berkshire residents shared their fears about cuts to Social Security By Claire O'Callahan, The Berkshire Eagle 3 min to read John Bonifaz, president and co-founder of Free Speech For the People, were among the speakers.
43% : For Wessel, Medicare and Medicaid was top of mind -- her spouse is disabled, and relies heavily on those programs to get the care she needs.
40% : "Also the elimination of our history," Fethiere added, referencing recent efforts from the Trump administration to diminish Black history in public schools and beyond.
38% : He urged attendees to support bringing articles of impeachment against Trump.
36% : Here's how Greylock Together is organizing the Berkshire community against Trump By Sten Spinella, The Berkshire Eagle 4 min to read Many signs took aim at the "Department of Government Efficiency," an effort spearheaded by Trump adviser and tech billionaire Elon Musk to shrink the size of the federal government, while others pushed back against recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and economic unrest from the recent tariffs.
36% : Protesters voiced concerns about potential cuts to higher education funding, immigration policy changes, elimination of diversity programs and what several described as a troubling move toward authoritarianism.
21% : They never arrived home -- ICE was following them "I didn't vote for Trump, and nobody voted for Elon, and the destruction they're doing to our institutions and the pillars of American democracy, thought and our role in the world are just being blown up -- chopped, willy-nilly," said protester Karin Stack.

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