Protester holds up a sign that reads "May Trump Rot in Hell" at a march outside the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Protesters marching through Milwaukee near where the Republican National Convention is being held.

Protesters march to the secure perimeter around the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Protester holding up a sign that reads "Nobody's Free Until Everybody's Free" at a march during the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Protester holding up a sign that reads "Save the Earth Vote Dem" during a march during the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

A woman wearing a "Make America Gospel Again" yells through a megaphone holding up a "Protest Life In Platform!" sing at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Las Vegas ventriloquist April Brucker and her puppet “Donald J. Tramp” marching at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

A U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat equipped with twin outboard engines and mounted equipment navigates the Milwaukee River beneath the Wells Street Bridge. The vessel formed part of the multi-agency security perimeter surrounding the 2024 Republican National Convention, with maritime units maintaining a visible presence along the riverfront as protesters and delegates converged downtown.

Hundreds of demonstrators cross Milwaukee’s Wells Street Bridge during a large-scale protest march held parallel to the 2024 Republican National Convention. Red flags and banners demanding justice and political change fill the frame as security patrols monitor from below the bridge and along the riverbanks, highlighting the tightly controlled environment around the convention zone.

A large yellow sign reading “Lock Him Up!” rises above a dense crowd of demonstrators near the 2024 RNC venue in Milwaukee. The protest blended national and local activist groups, with participants calling out issues ranging from reproductive rights to racial justice, while chanting and marching through the downtown area under a heavy police and media presence.

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Protesters carry handmade cardboard signs declaring “Planet Over Profit” and “People Over Corporations” during a march near the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The crowd included a coalition of environmental, labor, and human rights organizations advocating for global and domestic reforms. Flags, placards, and messages supporting Palestine and equality interwove through the demonstration, marking one of the more diverse and issue-spanning gatherings of the event.

Protesters hold up signs as they march around the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

A man holds up a "Fuck Donald Trump" protest sign at a march outside the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Hand-painted banners lay across the grass in Milwaukee ahead of protests timed with the 2024 Republican National Convention. The slogans—such as “March on the RNC” and “Join with us against warmongering”—were created by antiwar coalitions and grassroots organizers rallying against U.S. foreign policy and political militarism.

The banners’ bold red and black lettering, accompanied by imagery referencing Palestine and anarchist symbols, reflect the convergence of antiwar and pro-Palestine movements that framed much of the summer’s political dissent. Organizers from across the Midwest gathered for coordinated demonstrations in the city, part of a long tradition of convention-era activism stretching back to the 1968 DNC protests in Chicago.

Anthony Johnson holds up a sign that reads "Fight the racist and reactionary republican agenda" outside the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

A woman holds up her protest sign outside the Republican National Convention prior to a march to the secure perimeter.