A huge crowd braved the rain Saturday to go to the Ohio Statehouse and protest President Donald Trump and his administration. It was one of more than 50 such events sceduled in Ohio on Saturday and Sunday and more than 1,400 nationwide. Columbus police said there appeared to be at least 2,000 gathered so far. After it was over, Mia Lewis, and organizer, said 5,000 were at the Capitol, and provided a spreadsheet saying 47,000 attended rallies statewide.

“Truly, people are fed up. A couple of vicious billionaires destroying things–we’ve had enough!” Lewis said in an email, adding, “There were 5,000 people at the rally in Columbus, staying through the wind and rain! A turn out of 5,000 in the capital is fantastic, but what’s really amazing is to see rallies and protests in every corner of the state. (Including) Circleville and Van Wert.”

Read full story here in the Ohio Captial Journal by Marty Schladen, April 6, 2025. Photo by David DeWitt