Hundreds protest Trump administration, DOGE’s actions in Miami and Hollywood amid nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ rallies
Millions of Americans across the country took to the streets to say Hands Off to the Trump administration and South Florida was no exception News cameras captured a large crowd of demonstrators as they marched while holding up signs in downtown Miami Saturday afternoon The people united will never be defeated they chanted About people gathered in front of the Torch of Friendship to let their voices be heard Activists who took part in the rallies held as part of the Hands Off nationwide movement commented they re taking a stand against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk who in the present heads the Department of Establishment Efficiency This is what democracy looks like disclosed a protester Hey hey ho ho Donald Trump has got to go demonstrators chanted Participants sounded off on issues like downsizing the federal administration I m protesting against the destruction of Social Shield Medicare and Medicaid I m protesting against the attacks on immigrants I m protesting the attacks on civil rights stated protester Patricia Soto Three girls two of whom were holding signs were among the younger participants in the downtown Miami rally Show us what democracy looks like they chanted The crowd responded This is what democracy looks like Demonstrators singled out Musk and DOGE in particular People are here in Miami saying This isn t what we want We didn t vote for Elon Musk ' revealed a protester Protesters like Jeffrey Shapiro called out the cancellation of union agreements that affect veterans We are now suing the Trump administration cause they re trying to eliminate our collective bargaining rights reported Shapiro We represent over people I ve worked years in the VA and I can t believe that this president is coming to destroy veteran care Demonstrators also criticized new tariffs on about countries that Trump communicated earlier this week Reciprocal tariffs can work when they re targeted They have in the past but this is just reckless stated former Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey Certain opposing the Hands Off protests came out as well They just haven t seen the bigger picture of this whole thing mentioned counterprotester Ozzy P rez Once this all settles it ll go ahead and figure itself out and it will be better for the commercial sector There is a lot of fraud waste and abuse within our U S establishment North of the county line Hands Off hundreds of protesters gathered in Hollywood We are justice-seeking people several demonstrators sang in unison One of the caroling demonstrators held a sign that reads It s time for moral courage For the first time in my life I m really concerned about the future of this country and the protection of our Constitution noted protester John Brodie I m here as a proud trans woman to stand up for my rights my right to have all the rights that every other American citizen has revealed protester Franchesca D Amore The VA s VA Hospital I have a lot of people I know there and it is a disgrace what s going on reported protester Barbara Lomoriello Our Social Precaution that I worked for that my family worked for should never be touched More than peaceful protests took place across all states on Saturday Organizers estimate the turnout of people in the millions There were also protests held outside the United States in cities like London and Paris
