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"Hands Off!" Protest In Boston Draws Nearly 100,000 People Rallying Against Trump, Musk
"We are all under attack. So we wanted to make sure that this rally represented everyone," said Susan Labandibar of Swing Blue Alliance.
April 7, 2025
Nearly 100,000 of angry demonstrators gathered in Boston and other Massachusetts locations on Saturday for the so-called "Hands Off!" protest, one of many similar events across the country aimed to send a message to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
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It's part of a growing movement calling on President Donald Trump's administration to walk back funding cuts and the blooming trade war. These demonstrations came on the heels of the latest Trump tariffs, which plunged the stock market into a two-day freefall and wiped out more than a year of gains.
"We are all under attack. So we wanted to make sure that this rally represented everyone," said Susan Labandibar of Swing Blue Alliance.
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