Anti-Trump Protests
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Mass protests took place across Riverside County Saturday against the Trump administration’s tariffs, spending cuts, mass layoffs and other policies.
The Indivisible movement and Courageous Resistance of the Desert hosted “Hands Off!” protests Saturday in Riverside, Temecula, Murrieta, Palm Springs and San Jacinto.
More than 1,000 people reportedly gathered in front of Palm Springs City Hall, but no official count was made. No roads were reported closed or affected by the protest. Protesters in Palm Springs were seen holding signs with phrases such as “Fire Trump,” “Save our democracy. Stop fascism now” and “Stop DOGE,” but the demonstration appeared to continue peacefully as of midday.
“I still fight for you everywhere I go. I lift up your voices. I lift up your stories. I lift up your struggles because together we need to fight like never before to save our democracy, to save our nation,” said Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, addressing the crowd in Palm Springs.
A few supporters of President Donald Trump were also seen driving by the protest in Palm Springs, waving Trump flags and honking at protesters.
In Rancho Mirage, hundreds of people gathered to protest near City Hall, holding signs with phrases such as “Think while it’s still legal,” “Save our libraries” and “Save our Social Security.”
In Murrieta, dozens of protesters also gathered near a shopping center on Murrieta Hot Springs Road for what seemed to be a smaller, but peaceful protest.
Dozens of Temecula protesters also gathered on all four corners of Rancho California and Ynez roads, waving signs with phrases including “Hands off Social Security”, “Make America Decent Again” and “Stop F/Elon.”
Similar demonstrations were being held across Southern California and nationwide, featuring numerous organizations including the League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the ACLU, according to the HandsOff! website.
“Over a half a million Americans are taking to the streets at more than 1,200 nationwide events,” according to Indivisible social media.
“Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. We’re taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: `Hands Off!’,” according to the Indivisible of the Desert website.
Trump has yet to personally comment on what organizers are calling a “mass mobilization day,” but the White House rescheduled one of its annual spring garden tour dates Saturday due to the large anti-Trump demonstration expected to take place near 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
“Anyone who thinks protests, lawsuits and lawfare will deter President Trump must have been sleeping under a rock for the past several years,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to USA Saturday. “President Trump will not be deterred from delivering on the promises he made to make our federal government more efficient and more accountable to the hardworking American taxpayers across the country who overwhelmingly re-elected him.”
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