A whole bunch of hundreds of demonstrators rallied Saturday towards President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk at websites throughout the USA. At greater than 1,200 “Hands Off!” demonstrations — in each blue and crimson states — protesters criticized the administration’s actions on authorities downsizing, the financial system, human rights and different points.
Main rallies had been held all through the Bay Space, at Sacramento’s capitol grounds, in Southern California, on the Nationwide Mall in Washington, D.C., in New York Metropolis and Boston and different places. In Florida, individuals rallied close to a golf course the place Trump spent the morning.
Requested concerning the demonstrations, the White Home mentioned in a press release that Trump will all the time defend Social Safety, Medicare and Medicaid.
A demonstrator dressed because the Statue of Liberty participates within the “Hands Off!” protests towards President Donald Trump on the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Picture/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators maintain up indicators throughout the nationwide “Hands Off” protest towards US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on the Colorado Capital in Denver, Colorado on April 5, 2025. Protesters flooded the streets of a number of main US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive insurance policies of President Donald Trump, within the largest demonstrations since his return to the White, Home. Opponents of the Republican president’s insurance policies — from authorities staffing cuts to commerce tariffs and eroding civil liberties — rallied in Washington, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and Florida, amongst different places. (Picture by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Picture by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
NEW YORK CITY – APRIL 05: Hundreds take to the streets in New York Metropolis in a “Hands Off!” demonstration to voice their opposition to Donald Trump’s administration on April 05, 2025, in New York Metropolis. Over 1,200 demonstrations and protests have been deliberate across the nation, one of many largest days of protest in latest historical past. (Picture by Spencer Platt/Getty Photographs)
A demonstrator maintain a U.S. flag throughout a “Hands Off!” protest towards President Donald Trump on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Picture/Andres Kudacki)
Protesters maintain indicators and flags and a big balloon with a picture of US President Donald Trump throughout the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest towards Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in downtown Los Angeles on April 5, 2025. Protesters flooded the streets of a number of main US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive insurance policies of President Donald Trump, within the largest demonstrations since his return to the White Home. Opponents of the Republican president’s insurance policies — from authorities staffing cuts to commerce tariffs and eroding civil liberties — rallied in Washington, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and Florida, amongst different places. (Picture by Etienne LAURENT / AFP) (Picture by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Tom Gerstel and spouse Kathy Mausshardt, of Oakland, take heed to audio system throughout a Palms Off! Oakland Fights Again march and rally towards President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, April 5, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group)
Christine Mahon waves at passing vehicles with different protestors lining Dodge Road throughout an illustration towards President Trump’s administration in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as a part of the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest. (Megan Nielsen/Omaha World-Herald by way of AP)
A demonstrator dressed because the Statue of Liberty participates within the “Hands Off!” protests towards President Donald Trump on the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Picture/Jose Luis Magana)
Protesters cross First Road and march throughout a protest in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Individuals are protesting over the actions taken by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the previous couple of months. Over 4,000 protesters marched round downtown San Jose and ended at St. James Park to take heed to audio system. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
A demonstrator dressed as George Washington marches throughout the “Hands Off Massachusetts! Rally/March” in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 5, 2025. Hundreds of individuals descended on Washington’s Nationwide Mall and different cities throughout the USA in opposition to the insurance policies of Donald Trump, within the largest protests since he returned to the presidency. (Picture by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Picture by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Hundreds of demonstrators collect on Boston Frequent throughout the “Hands Off Massachusetts! Rally/March” in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 5, 2025. Hundreds of individuals descended on Washington’s Nationwide Mall and different cities throughout the USA in opposition to the insurance policies of Donald Trump, within the largest protests since he returned to the presidency. (Picture by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Picture by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
An individual waving a US flag drives a toy Tesla Cybertruck previous demonstrators gathered for a “Hands Off!” protest towards the insurance policies of US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in Huntington Seaside, California, on April 5, 2025. Hundreds of individuals descended on Washington’s Nationwide Mall and rallied in different cities throughout the USA and overseas in opposition to the insurance policies of Donald Trump, within the largest protests since he returned to the presidency. (Picture by Frederic J. Brown / AFP) (Picture by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Initially Printed: April 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM PDT
