Residents of West Hartford and other area towns were among those who attended the protest.

Protesters, as part of the 50501 movement, gather outside the state Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Photo credit: Ellen Darling

By Karla Ciaglo, CTNewsJunkie.com 

About 500 protesters gathered Wednesday outside the state Capitol in opposition to the Trump administration and its adherence to Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s Christian nationalist blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term as president.

The protest was one of 50 planned at state capitols across all 50 states under the movement’s social media hashtags #BuildTheResistance and #50501. The numerical title signifies 50 protests in 50 states on a single day. Capitol Police said the group totaled about 500 on Wednesday.

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