While President Donald Trump continues to enjoy relatively high approval among voters, far-left activist groups are organizing protests against him and planning town hall events to pressure Republican lawmakers into giving them a platform for their cause.
Indivisible, a nationwide group backed by George Soros, held a kickoff meeting in Huntsville Thursday night at Fellowship Presbyterian Church. Several Democrat and other far-left advocacy groups were represented at the meeting.
"We filled the church! Muslims and Black folks and atheists and queers and everyone, together," the group Liberal Agenda of North Alabama posted on Facebook. "...Remember who got LEFT IN THE PRISON CAMPS WHEN WWII ENDED--QUEER MEN. (The women didn't count.) This time, NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND. Unity. NO meetings will take place in any building where we are not all welcome."
Thursday's meeting aimed to help coordinate local Democratic malcontents and activist groups to oppose Trump's agenda, including Elon Musk's efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut federal waste.
"This guy [Trump] really is exactly who we thought he was. What that means is we can not take for granted this moment. We can not sleep on this moment. He wants to be a king," said local activist Reemuhlus Bowden in response to Trump's speech to Congress Tuesday.
Bowden went on to call Trump a "sore loser" who uses tactics from the Nazi "playbook" during the meeting. He also encouraged the crowd to not "bend the knee" to save "democracy."
The Indivisible 5th District chapter in Huntsville spoke Thursday about forming subgroups to address issues related to education, health care, economy, LGBTQ and DEI, Elon Musk and DOGE, and other concerns. It also encouraged people to share their personal anecdotes, which it said persuaded better than "facts and figures."
"I think it's an indication of how upset and worried people are," Indivisible leadership team member Susan Griffin told WAFF48. "People who voted in the last election who voted for Dale Strong and Donald Trump voted for cheaper eggs and lower prices on housing and lower interest rates. They did not vote for their friends and neighbors to be kicked out of their jobs."
Strong's office told WAFF he was not informed of or invited to the Indivisible Fifth District meeting and highlighted his many public appearances, phone town halls and other ways he's made himself available to the public.
A major component of Indivisible's and other similar groups' strategy has been disrupting Republican town halls across America to drive the narrative that Trump's policies are not as popular as reported, particularly regarding Musk and DOGE. After crashing several town halls, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, advised Republican lawmakers to opt for phone or virtual meetings rather than in person.
Since then, Indivisible has demanded more town hall meetings and is currently planning anti-DOGE demonstrations for when Congress breaks for recess on March 15.
"Indivisibles and allies put Republicans on notice during the first recess of the year by organizing nearly 200 events across the country and directly challenging them for supporting billionaires like Elon Musk over their own constituents," Indivisible's "Musk or Us Town Hall Recess Toolkit" reads. "...For the March recess, we need to go even bigger."
The toolkit tells organizers to request a town hall meeting with their representatives. If a Republican lawmaker does not show up, hold the town hall as an "empty" town hall.
"We're calling on every Republican to host a public town hall and face the constituents whose benefits they're pushing to eliminate," Indivisible stated. "Even if they're receiving marching orders to avoid public events at all costs, it's up to us to demand them — and if they refuse, we'll be ready to organize impactful events that spotlight their absence."
Indivisible said it would reimburse groups for "eligible expenses associated with your Musk or Us actions" up to $200.
The group held similar protests in 2017, calling for a town hall with then-U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville).
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