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In an interview on MSNBC, Faiz Shakir, a senior advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders, described “thousands and thousands” of people showing up to recent rallies held by the Vermont senator in Republican-held congressional districts.

Shakir said the crowds were “angry and frustrated” with Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s apparent grip on government spending, and “urging Democrats to stand up and do something.”

Shaking off an earlier sense of resignation that had dampened protest in the days following Trump’s return to power, they are finding their voices, landing on new resistance strategies focused on what they see as Trump’s most egregious overreaches, and delivering those messages to receptive audiences at town halls, rallies, marches and street protests.

On Friday, hundreds of scientists marched in Los Angeles at a “Stand Up for Science” event, part of a larger nationwide day of protest against Trump policies that have slashed federal funding for scientific research and threatened agencies dedicated to weather forecasting and environmental protection.

Porter focused on protecting Californians from President Trump’s policies, a theme that is expected to be a throughline in next year’s gubernatorial contest.