Hundreds of protestors —many of them veterans— gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse Friday afternoon to protest the Trump administration's plans to fire Department of Veterans Affairs workers and other controversial policies.

Samuel Baker has undergone dozens of physicals and exams, plus a handful of surgeries due to a botched landing as a U.S. Army paratrooper. Baker, who receives care at the Dallas VA Medical Center, is among the millions of veterans who say they are facing a terrifying possibility: Will cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs dramatically slash health care?

The protest is the latest in a backlash against Trump’s decisions since starting his second term in January. People are also protesting Elon Musk, whose actions with the Department of Government Efficiency have led to the Department of Veterans Affairs announcing plans to cut 80,000 employees.

In the crowd were many veterans, including some who served during the Vietnam War. There was even a World War II veteran.

Nearly 200 people turned out Friday at the State House Plaza in Concord to protest President Donald Trump’s moves to cut up to 80,000 jobs — or almost 20% of