Hundreds protest Project 2025 amid Trump’s new policies at California Capitol

Protesters voice feelings and frustrations about Trump’s new policies

Jonathan Santiago, Skylar Findlay, and Madison Flewellyn • February 11, 2025

Jonathan Santiago, Skylar Findlay, and Madison Flewellyn

Hundreds gather at California’s State Capitol in Sacramento to protest Project 2025 and recent news of Trump’s plans and policies. Project 2025 claims to be a movement pushing a strong right-wing policy agenda. Protesters come together to share their frustrations with recent news and seek change.

Many protesters carry signs expressing fears and frustrations with recent immigration news and policies. Trump’s new immigration policies promise mass deportations and arrests, leaving many people fearful for their loved ones and community.

Students express concern about the Department of Education and the LGBTQ+ community. Trump shares plans to shut down the department that oversees funding for public schools and programs that help low-income students. Students share their fears over the department being shut down as many rely on the funds they receive in order to attend college. Project 2025 claims to want to remove terms like “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” The project also claims to want to reverse the 2024 Title IX rule that protects LGBTQ+ students from discriminatory practices in schools that receive federal funding.

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About the Contributors

Jonathan Santiago, Multimedia Editor

(he/him) Jonathan Santiago is in his fourth semester at The State Hornet, returning as the multimedia editor. He is an economics major and hopes to work as a financial analyst. During his free time, he spends time with his loved ones and family.

Skylar Findlay, Multimedia Editor

(she/her) Skylar Findlay is a fourth-year journalism major with a minor in marketing. Skylar is graduating in the spring of 2025 and hopes to pursue a career in broadcast journalism as a news reporter or anchor. The past two semesters at The State Hornet she was a multimedia staffer and she returns this semester taking on the role of a multimedia editor. In her free time she travels to see her friends and family, but her all-time favorite place to be is the beach.

Madison Flewellyn, Multimedia Staffer

(she/her) Madison Flewellyn is a third-year journalism major and a film minor. She is entering her first semester at The State Hornet. Madison hopes to purse a career in broadcast journalism after graduation.