Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge.

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Scenes from Hands Off protests across Southwest Florida Saturday

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Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Activists protest President Donald Trump, who was a few miles away at his Trump National Golf Club, during a "Hands Off!" demonstration Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Alex Brandon/AP / AP)

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People lined sidewalks along U.S. 41 Saturday in a demonstration of protest against the Trump Administration's actions on immigration, federal workers, Medicaid and other topics. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Diane Scire of Estero exhorts those attending the Fort Myers event of Southwest Florida protests against President Trump policies and Elon Musk (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Cape Coral protest against President Trump policies and Elon Musk (Special to WGCU)

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Cape Coral protest against President Trump policies and Elon Musk (Special to WGCU)

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Cape Coral protest against President Trump policies and Elon Musk (Special to WGCU)

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Southwest Florida protests against President Trump policies and Elon Musk (Mike Braun / WGCU)

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Southwest Florida protest in Fort Myers against President Trump policies and Elon Musk. (Mike Braun / WGCU)

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People lined sidewalks along U.S. 41 Saturday in a demonstration of protest against the Trump Administration's actions on immigration, federal workers, Medicaid and other topics. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Margie Vincent prepares signs for Saturday's protest inn Fort Myers. (Mike Braun / WGCU)

Trump Protests

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) (Jose Luis Magana/AP / FR159526 AP)

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Between 1,200 and 2,000 people participated in a protest at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples on Saturday as part of a nationwide Hands Off protest. (Amanda Inscore Whattamore / WGCU)

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Dana of Sarasota stands along Bayfront Drive in Sarasota with a sign that says “RESIST 86 47 Not My President”. Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted b y President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Thomas Muther of Kansas had a friend draw his idea for the poster he carried at the protest. He is in town for the Sarasota film festival and wanted to participate. Around 2000 protesters lined Bayfront Drive in Sarasota on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the Hands Off protest. They are protesting policies instituted by President Donald Trump. Some protesters also walked across the Ringling Bridge. (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

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Protesters packed the sidewalks along U.S, 41 in Fort Myers on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as a part of the Hands Off rallies taking place throughout Southwest Florida and the country. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Protesters packed the sidewalks along U.S, 41 in Fort Myers on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as a part of the Hands Off rallies taking place throughout Southwest Florida and the country. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Protesters packed the sidewalks along U.S, 41 in Fort Myers on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as a part of the Hands Off rallies taking place throughout Southwest Florida and the country. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Protesters packed the sidewalks along U.S, 41 in Fort Myers on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as a part of the Hands Off rallies taking place throughout Southwest Florida and the country. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Protesters packed the sidewalks at Airport-Pulling Road and U.S. 41 in Naples on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as a part of the Hands Off rallies taking place throughout Southwest Florida and the country. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Protesters packed the sidewalks at Airport-Pulling Road and U.S. 41 in Naples on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as a part of the Hands Off rallies taking place throughout Southwest Florida and the country. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Protesters packed the sidewalks at Airport-Pulling Road and U.S. 41 in Naples on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as a part of the Hands Off rallies taking place throughout Southwest Florida and the country. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Protesters packed the sidewalks at Airport-Pulling Road and U.S. 41 in Naples on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as a part of the Hands Off rallies taking place throughout Southwest Florida and the country. (Amanda Inscore Whittamore / WGCU)

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Demonstrators outside the Collier County government offices in Naples were part of the nationwide "Hands Off" protests across the country on Saturday, April 5.