Author Topic: ‘Hands Off’ Rallies to Be Held Saturday to Protest Donald Trump, Elon Musk (Read 3402 times)

mystery-ak · « **on:** April 04, 2025, 06:21:13 pm »

‘Hands Off’ Rallies to Be Held Saturday to Protest Donald Trump, Elon Musk

Sean Moran 4 Apr 2025

Anti-Trump protestors will gather across the nation on Saturday to tell President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to “take your hands off our healthcare, our Social Security, our civil rights, our freedom, and our education.”

A statement from the national organizers said “Hands Off” is a “national day of action” that will bring together lawmakers, community leaders, and “everyday people” to “call on Trump and Elon Musk to take their hands off the programs that the middle class and working families rely on.”

The Hands Off website states, “Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They’re taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we’re taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: Hands off!”

“With Trump and congressional Republicans doubling down on their agenda to gut essential services, everyday Americans are sending a clear message: Take your hands off our healthcare, our Social Security, our civil rights, our freedom, and our education,” the organizers continued.

One of these many protests will be held in Boston, Massachusetts:

The Boston protest will begin with a march to City Hall Plaza, where a rally will be held. Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey heads a long list of speakers. They’re expected to begin their speeches at 12:30 p.m.

Organizers said there will also be a “special acoustic set from the Dropkick Murphys.” The event is expected to end around 2 p.m.

The Hands Off protests are planned for all 50 states in the union. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and other advocacy groups focusing on climate change and alleged voting rights will attend.

“This is the moment where we say NO,” the website continued. “No more looting, no more stealing, no more billionaires raiding our government while working people struggle to survive.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/04/hands-off-rallies-to-be-held-saturday-to-protest-donald-trump-elon-musk/

mountaineer · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2025, 06:24:04 pm »

I saw one of those advertised locally. Can't go to counterprotest, as I'll be at a spa that day.

Wingnut · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2025, 06:33:17 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on April 04, 2025, 06:24:04 pm

I saw one of those advertised locally. Can't go to counterprotest, as I'll be at a spa that day.

I have to wash my hair that day and manscape.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2025, 09:06:03 am »

Here’s what to know about Saturday’s ‘Hands Off!’ anti-Trump protests
by Jared Gans - 04/04/25 1:01 PM ET

Nationwide protests are set to take place Saturday in opposition to the Trump administration and its allies, with leaders vowing to stand up to push back against the “most brazen power grab in modern history.”

The “Hands Off!” rallies are taking place in more than 1,000 cities across all 50 states, and nearly 400,000 people have signed up to attend them, according to the progressive organization Indivisible, which is one of the almost 200 groups partnering to organize the movement.

Other partner organizations include the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and various advocacy groups focusing on issues like climate change and voting rights.

“Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them,” the movement’s website states. “They’re taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we’re taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: Hands off!”

The protesters have three main demands: an end to the “billionaire takeover and rampant corruption” of the Trump administration; an end to cuts in federal funding for Social Security, Medicare and other programs that working people rely on; and an end to attacks on immigrants, trans people and other communities.

The website states that the country is facing a “national crisis” with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid under threat, protections for workers being stripped and community members like immigrants, transgender individuals and political opponents being targeted.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5232514-nationwide-protests-trump-administration/

mountaineer · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2025, 09:54:38 am »

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The protesters have three main demands: an end to the “billionaire takeover and rampant corruption” of the Trump administration

And who is funding these "grassroots" protests? I'll take a wild stab at it: Soros, Hoffman, and Pritzker? (All billionaires).

catfish1957 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2025, 09:58:45 am »

Our enemies on the left used to be pretty good at Astroturfing. Their climate scam was ingenious.

This whole thing is pathetic, and making the Soros Brigade look like keystone cops. Hell, it even seems Antifa doesn't want to put much capital in this one.

GtHawk · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2025, 12:01:13 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on April 05, 2025, 09:54:38 am

And who is funding these "grassroots" protests? I'll take a wild stab at it: Soros, Hoffman, and Pritzker? (All billionaires).

what exactly is the “rampant corruption” of the Trump administration? Is the rooting out of democrat corruption, government waste, and the re-homing of illegals that are violent criminals corrupt, or is it just temper tantrums by socialist democrats angry that the gravy train has been derailed?

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2025, 12:32:32 pm »

Quote from: GtHawk on April 05, 2025, 12:01:13 pm

what exactly is the “rampant corruption” of the Trump administration? Is the rooting out of democrat corruption, government waste, and the re-homing of illegals that are violent criminals corrupt, or is it just temper tantrums by socialist democrats angry that the gravy train has been derailed?

mountaineer · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2025, 02:05:49 pm »

I haven't seen any news coverage of these "rallies," but I suspect the subject matter will run the gamut, from Musk to transgender rights to "we hate Israel." It's just what they do.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2025, 02:08:50 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on April 05, 2025, 02:05:49 pm

I haven't seen any news coverage of these "rallies," but I suspect the subject matter will run the gamut, from Musk to transgender rights to "we hate Israel." It's just what they do.

I haven't either and I have bee looking..

catfish1957 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2025, 02:49:36 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on April 05, 2025, 02:08:50 pm

I haven't either and I have bee looking..

Astroturfing taken to fizzle out level. What a hoot.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #11 on:** April 05, 2025, 03:26:31 pm »

All hands on deck Anti-Trump protesters descend on DC to rally against Musk’s DOGE cuts, new tariffs: ‘Let’s keep them afraid!’

The huge crowd assembled near the Washington Monument with handmade signs for the event — which prompted the White House to postpone garden tours, though the president himself was out of town for the weekend.

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https://nypost.com/2025/04/05/us-news/anti-trump-protesters-gather-in-dc-to-oppose-musks-doge-cuts-new-tariffs-lets-keep-them-afraid/

mountaineer · « **Reply #12 on:** April 05, 2025, 03:59:59 pm »

Those signs are pathetic. Did Soros not pay the last printing bill?

bigheadfred · « **Reply #13 on:** April 05, 2025, 04:19:12 pm »

Unfed cats hardest hit.

IsailedawayfromFR · « **Reply #14 on:** April 05, 2025, 04:25:33 pm »

A man equipped with a retard finder finds a lot of retards at an anti-Elon Musk protest.
https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1908258019600695457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1908258019600695457%7Ctwgr%5E3f984996b34e8850ec3207308759f13e014c2a57%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F04%2Ftomorrow-watch-man-savagely-trolls-triggered-anti-musk%2F

mystery-ak · « **Reply #15 on:** April 05, 2025, 04:38:13 pm »

https://twitter.com/RudyGiuliani/status/1908580840348512643

mystery-ak · « **Reply #16 on:** April 05, 2025, 06:47:26 pm »

https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1908593887658336615

mystery-ak · « **Reply #17 on:** April 05, 2025, 06:51:58 pm »

WOW...too bad these idiots didn't spend their time helping Americans who have been devastated by all the storms these last 4 days....

https://twitter.com/BearArmstead/status/1908636660226498750

mystery-ak · « **Reply #18 on:** April 05, 2025, 06:57:08 pm »

https://twitter.com/GetOnTap/status/1908607980414918745

libertybele · « **Reply #19 on:** April 05, 2025, 07:00:45 pm »

Wow. I was hoping that these protests would be a bust. It is incredible that people want Musk removed -- he has uncovered so much government waste and fraud and I believe Trump's tariffs will eventually be good for our country in the long run.

People are having a knee jerk reaction to the liberal MSM.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #20 on:** April 05, 2025, 07:09:18 pm »

I noticed a lot of older people too...AARP must have sent out mass emails to all their subscribers..

https://twitter.com/matt_vanswol/status/1908605936161153206

mystery-ak · « **Reply #21 on:** April 05, 2025, 07:15:47 pm »

https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1908578632597111189

IsailedawayfromFR · « **Reply #22 on:** April 05, 2025, 07:34:09 pm »

Now we know what all those govt employees were doing while not at work.

More like what one would see at Communist demonstrations.

cato potatoe · « **Reply #23 on:** April 05, 2025, 07:37:33 pm »

Quote from: libertybele on April 05, 2025, 07:00:45 pm

Wow. I was hoping that these protests would be a bust. It is incredible that people want Musk removed -- he has uncovered so much government waste and fraud and I believe Trump's tariffs will eventually be good for our country in the long run.

People are having a knee jerk reaction to the liberal MSM.

I saw a few thousand at a protest in Clearwater. The handmade signs definitely ran the gamut. It was a little startling because the libs are incognito around here.

libertybele · « **Reply #24 on:** April 05, 2025, 07:53:55 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on April 05, 2025, 07:09:18 pm

I noticed a lot of older people too...AARP must have sent out mass emails to all their subscribers..

https://twitter.com/matt_vanswol/status/1908605936161153206

Ashville, NC??? That is surprising considering that they and the surrounding areas were not too long ago devastated and were ignored by the liberals and FEMA. Someone is paying a whole lot of people - just my opinion.