Dear MoveOn member,

This week, Donald Trump dismissed the public uproar over cuts to essential
services and public safety at Republican town halls as the work of "paid
troublemakers."^1

Elon Musk called the public outcry "fake protests" and blamed MoveOn.^2,3

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans, who are
being confronted all over the country by huge crowds of angry, scared, and
frustrated constituents, to skip in-person town halls altogether. He said,
"They're professional protesters. So why would we give them a forum to do
that right now?"^4

That's right, John, they think that YOU are a fake
protester—or, to put it plainly, they want the media and the public to
believe you are in an attempt to shift the narrative away from the
grassroots uprising against their cruel and destructive actions. But let's
be clear: MoveOn is doing what we have always done and will always do.
We're providing members like you with the tools you need to make their
voices heard.

Republicans thought we were all going to roll over, throw up our hands,
and give up. That's the way tyranny takes root. And it's the whole point
of Trump and Musk's chaotic and ruthless "flood-the-zone" approach.

But that's not what is happening. All across the country, people are
starting to speak out—federal workers who indiscriminately lost their
jobs, senior citizens alarmed at the closures of Social Security offices
across the country, families terrified that massive cuts to Medicaid will
mean the loss of health care, and so many others of us, speaking our
truths in this horrific and uncertain moment.^5

One thing is clear, John: What we're doing is working. Now, we
just need to ramp it way up. EVERY Republican in Congress should be
feeling the heat. And Democrats in Congress who are sitting on their
hands, acting like all of this is normal, must too.

That's why MoveOn plans to turbocharge our organizing at town hall events,
and when Republicans are too scared to hold them, we'll organize protests
outside their offices and do everything we can to make our voices heard.

MoveOn has millions of members across the country, including in every
congressional district, so we're well positioned to confront members of
Congress everywhere and demand they put their foot down. Congress is a
coequal branch of government, after all.

But this kind of on-the-ground, district-by-district organizing is
incredibly resource intensive. And as a grassroots organization, we need
your help to be able to pull it all off.

[ [link removed] ]Will you rush a $9 donation to MoveOn to help us
seriously ramp up the town hall events and protests outside the offices of
members of Congress? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue
Express, your donation will go through immediately.

Remember that Trump's agenda—taking away our health care, stealing our
Social Security checks, stopping lifesaving cancer research, undermining
public safety, and much more—is very unpopular. If we organize, speak out,
and fight back, there's no way Trump and Musk can get away with cutting
the programs we rely on, undermining public safety, and dragging us into
authoritarianism. But it's going to take all of us being courageous in
this hardest of times.

We got this. Together.

Thanks for all you do.

–Britt, Amanda D., Joel, Matthew, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Trump and Sen. Marshall baselessly claim angry constituents are paid
'troublemakers,'" NBC News, March 3, 2025
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2. Post on X by Elon Musk, February 11, 2025
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3. Post on X by Fox News, February 25, 2025
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4. "Speaker Johnson tells GOP lawmakers to skip town halls after an
onslaught of protests," AP News, March 4, 2025
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5. "The GOP's Solution to Embarrassing Town Halls? Just Don't Show,"
Vanity Fair, March 4, 2025
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