Several demonstrators carried an upside-down U.S. flag to signify distress during the demonstration march to protest President Trump and Elon Musk in San Diego. The group marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Photos: ‘Hands Off!’ rally
Photographers Nelvin C. Cepeda and Carlos Moreno capture the march that was part of a national “Hands Off!” movement that organizers scheduled at more than 1,200 locations including the Civic Center in downtown San Diego.
Patti La Bouff from Santee s fellow protestors at downtown San Diego on Saturday, April 05, 2025, as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” movement that’s expected to be the largest single-day protest since President Donald Trump entered office in Jan.. More than 1,000 people walked peacefully to show their displeasure against several Trump istration policies, including its handling of Social Security benefits, layoffs across the federal workforce, anti-immigrant policies and attacks on transgender people and attacks on consumer protections, as well as against Trump ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government via Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Linea Sanders from San Diego s fellow protestors at downtown San Diego on Saturday, April 05, 2025, as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” movement that’s expected to be the largest single-day protest since President Donald Trump entered office in Jan.. More than 1,000 people walked peacefully to show their displeasure against several Trump istration policies, including its handling of Social Security benefits, layoffs across the federal workforce, anti-immigrant policies and attacks on transgender people and attacks on consumer protections, as well as against Trump ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government via Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Protestors s together to demonstrate and march at downtown San Diego on Saturday, April 05, 2025, as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” movement that’s expected to be the largest single-day protest since President Donald Trump entered office in Jan.. More than 1,000 people walked peacefully to show their displeasure against several Trump istration policies, including its handling of Social Security benefits, layoffs across the federal workforce, anti-immigrant policies and attacks on transgender people and attacks on consumer protections, as well as against Trump ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government via Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)More than a thousand demonstrators met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Protesters gather to demonstrate and march at downtown San Diego on Saturday, April 05, 2025, as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” movement. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Protesters stand together holding signs at at Civic Plaza. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Claudia Smith (l), Diana and Carlos Maldonado were among the more than a thousand demonstrators who met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Gay Cullinan and Steve Nice of University City were among the more than a thousand demonstrators who met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Thousands of demonstrators met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Protestors s together to demonstrate and march at downtown San Diego on Saturday, April 05, 2025, as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” movement that’s expected to be the largest single-day protest since President Donald Trump entered office in Jan.. More than 1,000 people walked peacefully to show their displeasure against several Trump istration policies, including its handling of Social Security benefits, layoffs across the federal workforce, anti-immigrant policies and attacks on transgender people and attacks on consumer protections, as well as against Trump ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government via Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Thousands of demonstrators met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)More than a thousand demonstrators met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego protests as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” movement as more than 1,000 people walked peacefully to show their displeasure against several Trump istration policies, including its handling of Social Security benefits, layoffs across the federal workforce, anti-immigrant policies and attacks on transgender people and attacks on consumer protections. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Protestors s together to demonstrate and march at downtown San Diego on Saturday, April 05, 2025, as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” movement that’s expected to be the largest single-day protest since President Donald Trump entered office in Jan.. More than 1,000 people walked peacefully to show their displeasure against several Trump istration policies, including its handling of Social Security benefits, layoffs across the federal workforce, anti-immigrant policies and attacks on transgender people and attacks on consumer protections, as well as against Trump ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government via Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Crowds walked peacefully to show their displeasure against several Trump istration policies. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Protesters wave homemade signs as they walk through downtown San Diego. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)More than a thousand demonstrators met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Several demonstrators carried an upside-down U.S. flag to signify distress during the demonstration march to protest President Trump and Elon Musk. The group marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)More than a thousand demonstrators met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)An SDPD officer waves from his car at a long child during the march down Broadway. More than a thousand demonstrators met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Karyl Miller from Pacific Beach is dressed as a character from the handmaid’s tale TV series, as s other protestors at downtown San Diego on Saturday, April 05, 2025, as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” movement that’s expected to be the largest single-day protest since President Donald Trump entered office in Jan.. More than 1,000 people walked peacefully to show their displeasure against several Trump istration policies, including its handling of Social Security benefits, layoffs across the federal workforce, anti-immigrant policies and attacks on transgender people and attacks on consumer protections, as well as against Trump ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government via Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Protesters march together to demonstrate against President Trump and his ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government via Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. (Carlos Moreno / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Thousands of demonstrators met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)More than a thousand demonstrators met at Civic Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Diego, CA, protesting President Trump and Elon Musk. The group then marched down B Street to Broadway, into Little Italy, and along the Embarcadero before returning back to the Civic Center. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
