The Phone Call Getting My Church Through Trump 2.0

Over 100 people gathered for the “Defeat Trump’s Extreme-Right Billionaire Agenda” protest, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio. Credit: USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters Connect.

These first few weeks of President Donald Trump’s administration have already been grueling, with a blizzard of executive orders that run the gamut from trolling to hurtful to alarming. We all remember this feeling from the last time around — there are so many shiny objects of outrage for us to chase that after a little while it’s easy to just throw up our hands, admit defeat, and decide to wait out the maelstrom by streaming our favorite television series. So many people are hurt and scared; many are just exhausted.

During Trump’s inauguration in 2017, many responded by attending one of the hundreds of Women’s Marches around the country. Those who participated in these marches set the record for the largest single-day protest in United States history. During Trump’s inauguration this January, the protesters were sparse. It’s easy to feel isolated, alone, and hopeless. For us to get through Trump 2.0 together, we need to figure out new ways to organize.

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