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An estimated 3 million people protested at about 1,300 gatherings around the United States on Apr. 5, 2025, in what was the first coordinated mass action against Donald Trump’s second tenure. 

Organizers dubbed the actions “Hands Off!” and directed their ire at many targets, including Trump, Elon Musk’s haphazard and destructive slashes to government programs and jobs, and Steven Miller and Marco Rubio’s disappearances of immigrants. 

In Pasadena, California, where residents are still recovering from the devastating Eaton fires in January, thousands of people gathered at the city’s main thoroughfare to protest. YES! Media was there for a special report as part of our ongoing series, Rising Up in the Streets. Special thanks to Anna Buss.