Rachel Maddow

I paused there on Anchorage because they really did have a very big crowd in Anchorage this weekend. Thousands of people turned out in Anchorage. And you see some of the signs there are quite good. Due process is a right, not a privilege. There's a big one there up on the right that just says, nope. This is a very good one, actually. It's the only time I've seen this exact phrasing.

Only caring about your own rights is exactly how you lose them. That's very good. Orange sign just to the right of that. Nixon and McCarthy weren't this bad. I agree. You may also see another one on the left there that's specific to where this is. Dan and Nick stand up for the rule of law.

Only caring about your own rights is exactly how you lose them. That's very good. Orange sign just to the right of that. Nixon and McCarthy weren't this bad. I agree. You may also see another one on the left there that's specific to where this is. Dan and Nick stand up for the rule of law.

That's about Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and Republican Congressman Nick Begich, both of whom have been very pro-Trump, even as Alaska's other Republican representative in Congress, Senator Lisa Murkowski, has mildly criticized him. But Dan and Nick, hey, stand up. And I just want to say, for whatever reason, it wasn't just the big turnout they got in Anchorage.

That's about Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and Republican Congressman Nick Begich, both of whom have been very pro-Trump, even as Alaska's other Republican representative in Congress, Senator Lisa Murkowski, has mildly criticized him. But Dan and Nick, hey, stand up. And I just want to say, for whatever reason, it wasn't just the big turnout they got in Anchorage.

There were a ton of protests all over Alaska this time. Gustavus, Alaska, population 600-something. That's a significant portion of the town. There's only 600 people in the town. Soldotna, Alaska, all along the main drag there, people outside the auto zone. Bethel, Alaska, it was really cold and rainy, but people turned out in Bethel, Alaska. Look at the turnout in Fairbanks, Alaska.

There were a ton of protests all over Alaska this time. Gustavus, Alaska, population 600-something. That's a significant portion of the town. There's only 600 people in the town. Soldotna, Alaska, all along the main drag there, people outside the auto zone. Bethel, Alaska, it was really cold and rainy, but people turned out in Bethel, Alaska. Look at the turnout in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Fairbanks had tons of people turn out this weekend. At Nome, Alaska, N-O-M-E, Nome, protesters protested, posted up there again at the marker for the end of the Iditarod sled dog race. See the sign there? Stop disappearing, people. A lot of signs along those lines in protests we saw everywhere all over the country. Kodiak, Alaska. Another good turnout there. Lots of American flags.

Fairbanks had tons of people turn out this weekend. At Nome, Alaska, N-O-M-E, Nome, protesters protested, posted up there again at the marker for the end of the Iditarod sled dog race. See the sign there? Stop disappearing, people. A lot of signs along those lines in protests we saw everywhere all over the country. Kodiak, Alaska. Another good turnout there. Lots of American flags.

United we stand, divided we fall. Beautiful Kodiak, Alaska. This was Homer, Alaska. Homer head start, 32 years. Keep it going. As Trump says, of course, he wants to eliminate the entire head start program everywhere in the country. Literally, I mean, was there a single town in Alaska that didn't protest this weekend? I watched local news reports in Alaska.

United we stand, divided we fall. Beautiful Kodiak, Alaska. This was Homer, Alaska. Homer head start, 32 years. Keep it going. As Trump says, of course, he wants to eliminate the entire head start program everywhere in the country. Literally, I mean, was there a single town in Alaska that didn't protest this weekend? I watched local news reports in Alaska.

There were protests on Saturday, all simultaneously, in Juneau, Seward, Wasilla, Anchorage, Gustavus, Soldotna, Bethel, Fairbanks, Nome, Kodiak, Homer. I might have even missed some. Oh, Petersburg. Petersburg, Alaska, as well. Petersburg's super cute. They call it Little Norway. They turned out to protest in Petersburg, Alaska, against Trump this weekend. Hey, Elon, Mars beckons.

There were protests on Saturday, all simultaneously, in Juneau, Seward, Wasilla, Anchorage, Gustavus, Soldotna, Bethel, Fairbanks, Nome, Kodiak, Homer. I might have even missed some. Oh, Petersburg. Petersburg, Alaska, as well. Petersburg's super cute. They call it Little Norway. They turned out to protest in Petersburg, Alaska, against Trump this weekend. Hey, Elon, Mars beckons.

And that's just a snapshot of one state. That's just Alaska. That was kind of on fuego this weekend. But, you know, if you want to generalize, I think, about how the protests against Trump are evolving now that we're 90-whatever days in, I would say that the media is now covering these protests more and more. And I think that's part because there's a lot of them and they're big.

And that's just a snapshot of one state. That's just Alaska. That was kind of on fuego this weekend. But, you know, if you want to generalize, I think, about how the protests against Trump are evolving now that we're 90-whatever days in, I would say that the media is now covering these protests more and more. And I think that's part because there's a lot of them and they're big.

I think it's also maybe because the media is realizing that Trump is only getting less and less popular with each passing day in each new poll. This protest movement to the media, I think, seems like a tangible way to see and describe and report on that.

I think it's also maybe because the media is realizing that Trump is only getting less and less popular with each passing day in each new poll. This protest movement to the media, I think, seems like a tangible way to see and describe and report on that.

In terms of other changes and evolutions in the anti-Trump movement, I would say for this weekend in particular, one other change we saw is that in a lot of places, people added food drives and clothing drives and other really practical efforts to build donations for food pantries and other local resources that have been hit so hard by Trump's cuts.

In terms of other changes and evolutions in the anti-Trump movement, I would say for this weekend in particular, one other change we saw is that in a lot of places, people added food drives and clothing drives and other really practical efforts to build donations for food pantries and other local resources that have been hit so hard by Trump's cuts.

And those food drives happened alongside the marches and rallies, which is really constructive. I would also say in general that we are if you want to generalize perception of what's going on in terms of how this movement is changing. I would say we're seeing more protests in red states and in Republican areas of blue or purple states.