Over a thousand Utahns filled the steps of the state Capitol on Feb. 17 in protest of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Many groups organized across social media that planned events at the Capitol. The day’s feature was the Not My President’s Day rally, organized by 50501, a national campaign. The rally-turned-march filed through downtown Salt Lake City and made themselves heard.

50501’s goals are to “Uphold the constitution, limit executive order overreach and to reverse unjust executive orders,” Samantha Miles, the movement’s Press Representative, said.

However, not everyone around the Utah Capitol agreed with their sentiments. Counter-protestors arrived to show support for Trump. Unlike previous protests, they stayed in their cars and drove by the rally in a parade of American and Trump flags.

This event was one of several organized protests in the few short weeks since Trump took office, and more are being planned. The Utah March group which organized the March for Our Rights protest on Feb. 8 is planning another protest on March 1.

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