Rallies Held to Protest Trump Policies and Gov’t Downsizing

Apr 14, 2025

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Mary Anne Trasciatti

Mary Anne Trasciatti, Hofstra University’s director of the Labor Studies Program and professor of rhetoric, talked to Newsday about rallies on Long Island and across the country to protest the Trump administration’s policies and downsizing of federal government workers.


She said the country “can’t afford to lose the services” provided by thousands of recently fired government workers.



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Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric

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