PHOTOS: Thousands march against Trump, Musk at DC’s ‘Hands Off!’ rally
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Demonstrators rally against the Trump administration at the National Mall on April 5, 2025.
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Patty (left) holds up her sign, which reads, “Divorce your MAGA Republican husbands.”
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Protesters fill the National Mall as they rally against the Trump administration on April 5, 2025.
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Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign advocacy group, spoke at the D.C. Hands Off! protest, saying, “They’re trying to ban our books, they’re slashing HIV prevention funding, they’re criminalizing our doctors, our teachers, our families and our lives.”
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A protester’s sign reads, “DJT belongs in the ‘big house,’ not the White House.”
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“Billionaires and oligarchs don’t value anything other than profit and power, and they sure as hell don’t value you or your life or your community,” said Paul Osadebe, a lawyer for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and a labor union steward, at the D.C. protest.
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Demonstrators carry signs during the “Hands Off!” protests against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Demonstrators carry signs during the “Hands Off!” protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators carry signs during the "Hands Off!" protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Protestors gather during a “Hands Off!” protest against the policies of US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. Thousands of people descended on Washington’s National Mall and rallied in other cities across the United States and abroad in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
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Demonstrators hold up signs during a “Hands Off!” protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Protesters rally of the National Mall for the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
(Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators carry signs during the “Hands Off!” protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators carry signs during the "Hands Off!" protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Demonstrators carry signs during the “Hands Off!” protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators hold up signs during a "Hands Off!" protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Protestors gather during a “Hands Off!” protest against the policies of US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. Thousands of people descended on Washington’s National Mall and rallied in other cities across the United States and abroad in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
(Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators carry signs during a “Hands Off!” protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Protestors gather during a “Hands Off!” protest against the policies of US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. Thousands of people descended on Washington’s National Mall and rallied in other cities across the United States and abroad in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
(Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators hold up signs during a “Hands Off!” protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators hold up signs during a "Hands Off!" protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Demonstrators hold up signs during a “Hands Off!” protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators hold up signs during a "Hands Off!" protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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A demonstrator twirls a ribbon during a “Hands Off!” protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A demonstrator twirls a ribbon during a "Hands Off!" protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Protests against Trump administration policies and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are being held nationwide in what organizers are calling a National Day of Action.
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Thousands of people descended on Washington’s National Mall and other cities across the United States in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Demonstrators gather outside USAID offices for the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
(Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators gather on the National Mall for the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Amid FARAHI / AFP)
(Photo by AMID FARAHI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators hold up signs during a “Hands Off!” protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, April 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Protesters gather in front of the Ronald Reagan Building for the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
(Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators gather on the National Mall for the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Amid FARAHI / AFP)
(Photo by AMID FARAHI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Metro train riders carry signs before attending a rally to protest President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Demonstrators gather on the National Mall for the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Amid FARAHI / AFP)
(Photo by AMID FARAHI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators dressed as characters from the “Handmaid’s Tale” gather on the National Mall for the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Amid FARAHI / AFP)
(Photo by AMID FARAHI/AFP via Getty Images)
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