Demonstrators marched in big cities like New York and Chicago, and in smaller communities like Norman, Okla., and Hendersonville, N.C., for May Day protests denouncing the Trump administration.
Annual May Day rallies proclaim the cause of workers in the United States and across the globe. But this year, demonstrations in the United States were supercharged with the breadth of the anti-Trump movement, as outcry continued to grow over the president’s agenda and expansion of executive power.
Workers held up signs and banners scrawled with the acronyms of their respective unions.
Similar scenes unfolded across the country, as the police closed streets for the crowds in major cities including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington.
But protesters also rallied in small communities that voted overwhelmingly for President Trump, including Norman, Okla.; Sauk City, Wis.; and Hendersonville, N.C. Groups held signs in front of municipal buildings and public schools, and some demonstrators wore red to indicate their support for public education.
The Trump administration has sought to quell dissent in corporate America, universities, government agencies and the news media. But in recent weeks, demonstrations opposing the president’s agenda, as well as resistance from some of the institutions targeted by Mr. Trump, have increased in size and frequency.
Prominent politicians also joined demonstrators at some events.
In New York City, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat, implored attendees to keep the pressure on G.O.P. lawmakers that was seen through the first 100 days of Mr. Trump’s presidency.
She appeared at Foley Square in Manhattan with news: A vote by House Republicans on the future of Medicaid had been delayed.
“They have stopped and suspended next week’s Medicaid cuts, because they’re getting too scared,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez said. “They see you, New York, they see the gathering.”