Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California's Silicon Valley accused Elon Musk on Wednesday of violating the U.S. Constitution as he carries out his mandate from Republican President Donald Trump to overhaul the federal government.

Democrats on Tuesday used their voices by holding a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury building against billionaire Elon Musk's 'hostile seizure of power' in Washington, D.C. Anand Giridharadas joins Morning Joe to discuss.

The party has struggled with how to respond to President Trump’s aggressive efforts to remake the federal bureaucracy and other controversies.

Demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's early actions, decrying everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

The grassroots effort has been organized across social media sites using hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, calling on Americans to "fight fascism."