Character

Protesters

Protesters erupt across Washington sidewalks and auditoriums, their frenzied yells piercing the chaos of anti-globalization fury as Toby Ziegler navigates the turmoil. Black-clad and gas-masked, they throng streets and stages, shouts subsiding under Terry Webber's delegated control only to blaze anew after Toby's provocations. This volatile collective disrupts White House orbits, channeling raw ideological rage against free trade into auditory barrages that test authority's edges, quieting momentarily to Webber's command before defiance reignites, embodying the era's activist undercurrents clashing with policy machinery.

5 appearances

Also known as: protesters

Protesters's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S2E16 · Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

Toby's Whistling Breach of Protest Chaos

Raw agitation fueling ideological rage

Protesters line the sidewalks, their yells creating a cacophony of fury that envelops Toby's halting car, forming the volatile backdrop to his unflappable exit.

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S2E16 · Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

Toby's Dark Joke Shocks Sachs, Pivots to Crowd Control

Raw fury cycling to reluctant hush

Protesters fill the auditorium below the stage, unleashing chaotic yells that pin Toby and Sachs; their fury subsides under Toby's commands and Webber's implied sway, only to erupt again after …

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S2E16 · Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

Toby Outsmarts Protester Leader, Seizing Command of the Chaos

Agitated fury momentarily quelled then explosively renewed

Gathered and yelling furiously below stage, noise subsides in response to Toby's delegation via Webber, only to erupt again post-Toby's authoritative introduction.

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S2E16 · Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

Toby and Sachs' Playful Mockery of Protesters

Furious and impassioned in protest

Protesters fill the street with fervent shouting, providing the volatile auditory chaos that underscores Toby and Sachs' dismissive banter, their presence as the mocked collective fueling the exchange without direct …

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S2E16 · Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

Toby Pivots to Free Trade Defense

Furious and energized in anti-globalization protest

Protesters shout continuously in the background, their chaotic presence mocked in Toby and Sachs' banter as targets of fashion critique—black t-shirts, gas masks, hair—and directly engaged by Toby's free trade …

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Affiliation

Bartlet Administration (Executive Office of the President)