Goldman Sachs Demonstration: Protesters Oppose Trump In FiDi March

FINANCIAL DISTRICT, NY — More than 100 protesters marched toward Goldman Sachs' office in Manhattan on Tuesday evening, decrying President Trump's recent comments on regulatory finance laws.

The group criticized the multiple Goldman Sachs alums in the new president's Cabinet as well as Trump's recent executive order calling for a review of the Dodd-Frank Act, a Wall Street reform law. The Working Families Party and the organizers behind #ResistTrumpTuesdays helped to plan Tuesday's action. Marchers walked from the Chase Bank offices in the Financial District to the Goldman Sachs building.

Last week, Trump signed an executive order calling for a review of Dodd-Frank, a 2010 law implemented following the 2008 financial crisis. Trump's executive order has no immediate implications on the law but signals the president's apparent intention to scale back the law's scope; he complained on the day he signed the order that the act prevented his friends from borrowing money.

"We expect to be cutting a lot out of Dodd-Frank, because frankly I have so many people, friends of mine, that have nice businesses and they can’t borrow money," Trump said. "They just can’t get any money because the banks just won’t let them borrow because of the rules and regulations in Dodd-Frank. So we’ll be talking about that in terms of the banking industry."

Protesters on Tuesday also faulted the Goldman-heavy Cabinet and senior staff. During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly criticized opponent Hillary Clinton's ties to the finance industry and said Goldman Sachs had "total control" over her. Steve Bannon, Trump's senior adviser, previously worked at Goldman, as did Steve Mnuchin, Trump's nominee for treasury secretary. Mnuchin worked as a partner at Goldman Sachs.

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