The protest at the N.C. capitol in Raleigh was part of a movement to hold 50 decentralized protests in 50 states opposing Trump on Wednesday.

Protesters filled the west lawn of the Colorado State Capitol early Wednesday afternoon as they demonstrated against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and other recent actions. A growing crowd of thousands that began gathering shortly before noon quickly spilled onto Lincoln Street,

The demonstrations were organized online under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501 (50 protests, 50 states, one day).

In particular, protesters raised objections that Trump gave an unelected billionaire businessman with no public service experience, Elon Musk, control over government employees, agencies and funding.

Thousands of protestors from across the country took to the streets and state capitols, including California's. to protest the Trump Administration's early actions.