Hands Off protests

The Hands Off protests were a series of demonstrations launched across the United States on April 5, 2025, in what was the largest one-day, nationwide display of public resistance against the second administration of President Donald Trump until the No Kings protests two months later. The Hands Off demonstration was described as the "biggest day of protest." Organized under the "Hands Off!" banner, demonstrations voicing opposition to the administration's policies occurred in over 1,400 locations across all 50 U.S. states, drawing up to an estimated three to five million participants nationwide according to the demonstration organizers. According to demonstration coordinators, the protests involved a coalition of over 150 progressive, labor union, pro-democracy, civil rights, LGBTQ+, and women's rights groups.

The rallies protested a wide range of administration policies, including newly imposed global tariffs causing economic turmoil, significant cuts to government agencies and the federal workforce spearheaded by Elon Musk, imperiled union rights, immigration raids perceived as disorganized and politically motivated, rollbacks on LGBTQ+ rights, potentially harmful changes to Social Security, and cuts to healthcare funding and research. Protesters voiced broader concerns about democratic backsliding, growing authoritarianism, and the administration's perceived orientation towards the interests of billionaires over American workers, with protestors framing their actions as a defense of American democracy and economic well-being.