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‘Hands Off’ protesters raise their voices in Frankfort, nationwide protest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kentuckians took their voices to the streets of Frankfort Saturday morning as they marched to the capitol protesting against government downsizing, the economy, and human rights in a nationally held ‘Hands Off’ rally….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the rain, hundreds of ‘Hands Off’ protestors marched around Capitol Avenue in Frankfort, giving speeches and chanting, “This is what democracy looks like.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I believe that when the politicians see this many people on such a terrible day, these are votes. These aren’t only democrats here. There are independents here and there are republicans that have a lot of the same concerns that we do,” said Glenn Lupton, a Somerset resident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two more ‘Hands Off’ protests occurred in Kentucky: one in Lexington and one in Louisville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Hands Off!’: Hundreds gather in Tupelo to protest Trump, Musk cuts
<\/a>Hundreds gathered Saturday afternoon to protest against the actions of the Trump Administration, brandishing signs admonishing cuts to social benefits and demanding action on the part of state leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indivisible Northeast Mississippi held a protest at U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly\u2019s office in downtown Tupelo Saturday as part of the national The Hands Off! mass mobilization event. The organization reported that more than 250 people attended the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHands Off\u201d: Alabamians join nationwide protests against Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The power of the people is greater than the people in power. That was the resounding message Saturday as more than 600 citizens took to the steps of the Alabama State Capitol to air a litany of grievances against the presidency of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The protest in Montgomery was one of an estimated 1,400 events across the country Saturday in a mass mobilization of millions crying out against numerous Trump policies. Protesters also formed in Birmingham, Huntsville, Opelika \u2014 and even the tiny town of Dadeville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demonstrators rally in metro Atlanta to protest efforts of President Trump, Elon Musk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Atlanta Saturday, thousands of people marched from Piedmont Park to the State Capitol for that same reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizers said more than 6,000 people signed up for the rally — but 20,000 people showed up to the “Hands Off!” demonstration. They pushed the message for the Trump administration to keep their “hands off” their jobs and rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He’s trying to be king of America. There is no king of America,” one woman said. “We’re equal.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Demonstrators participate in “Hands Off” protests in South Florida, expressing frustrations with Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across the U.S. and right here in South Florida on Saturday to rally against President Trump’s administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The so-called “Hands Off” protests<\/a> are calling for an end to federal cuts, attacks on immigrants and an end to what organizers are calling a “billionaire takeover<\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Miami, protestors walked from the Freedom Tower down Biscayne Boulevard and the Torch of Friendship to express their frustrations not just with Mr. Trump but his entire administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As drivers traveled north on Biscayne, people held signs in the sky that read things such as “Hands off democracy,” “Love not chaos,” and “Dump your Republican boyfriend.” CBS News Miami saw the same type of signs at a protest in Hollywood as people filled the streets there with similar messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each person who spoke to CBS News Miami, no matter their beliefs, had a specific reason why they were out to protest Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Protesters gather at SC State House to oppose the Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two organizations came together to hold a rally at the South Carolina Statehouse to protest the actions of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carolina for All\/Invisible, 50501-SC, and other groups gathered on Statehouse grounds in solidarity with other rallies held across the country on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolina for All\u2019s half of the collaboration falls under the Indivisible movement, where local organizations are coming together nationwide behind the Hands Off! campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campaigners say the rally is in opposition to the “Trump-Musk billionaire takeover and the assault on communities.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Hands Off\u2019 rallies seen across North Carolina as protesters decry Trump and Musk\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to a \u201cHands Off\u201d rally that attracted at least 4,000 people against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk in Raleigh<\/a>, several other \u201cHands Off\u201d protests drew hundreds in several other towns and cities across North Carolina on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protesters at the so-called \u201cHands Off\u201d rallies were criticizing the administration\u2019s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large crowd was seen in downtown Raleigh at the North Carolina Capitol <\/a>on Saturday. Some estimates had the size at thousands of people, who were chanting and carrying signs against Trump, Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Rallies were also seen in downtown Fayetteville and in Chapel Hill on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richmond ‘Hands Off’ rally: What the protestors said in protest of Trump<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An estimated 3,000 protestors marched from the Virginia State Capitol to Monroe Park in Richmond on Saturday to protest the Trump administration, joining more than a thousand planned \u201cHands Off\u201d rallies nationwide<\/a> on April 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rally began at 11:30 a.m. at Capitol Square, with the crowd marching to Monroe Park at 12:30. Protestors of all ages \u2014 from families with young children on shoulders or in strollers and dogs in backpacks to elderly people using wheelchairs and walkers \u2014 chanted and held up signs denouncing the Trump administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


<\/a>Crowd gathers in Centennial Park for \u2018Hands Off!\u2019 protest in Nashville<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The threat of severe weather in Nashville Saturday afternoon did not deter hundreds from gathering in Centennial Park to protest against the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protesters held signs reading \u201cHands off Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare\u201d and \u201cCTRL + ALT + Delete DOGE,\u201d chanting \u201cThe power of the people is stronger than the people in power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was part of the\u00a0Hands Off! National Day of Action<\/a>, protesting against recent policies and actions by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that have impacted the economy, human rights, and resulted in cuts to federal jobs and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n






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