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US President Donald Trump salutes as Melania Trump (third right), Barron Trump and Vice President JD Vance watch during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2025
ACTIVISTS vowed today to mobilise “in our thousands and our millions” against Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States.
The Stop Trump Coalition of thousands of campaigners, which includes trade unionists and climate activists, released the statement on the day Mr Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US.
This came as Amnesty International warned that multi-billionaire Mr Trump was returning to power during the dangerous tsunami of global conflict, rising authoritarianism, unchecked corporate power and climate emergency.
Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
