The 10 best and funniest signs from the US ‘Hands Off' protests
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Hundreds of thousands of people have been participating in the "Hands Off" protests across all 50 states of the US to express their opposition to the policies of the Trump administration, the
new tariffs being put in place
, as well as the
cuts made by Elon Musk's Department Of Government Efficiency
.
"Hands Off" event organizers said in a recent statement: "They're taking everything they can get their hands on — our healthcare, our data, our jobs, our services — and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now."
Beyond the
devastating implications
, protesters got to showcase their creativity with signs slamming Trump and his administration.
Here are 10 of the best signs seen during the nation-wide protests:
Sorry...
X @HannaBec
We hear you. Doesn't make things any better, but if author Margaret Lee Runbeck was right about apologies being "a lovely perfume" and their power to "transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift," then there's hope.
Things are about to kick off...
X @keep_it_simp
'We're going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: 'Give us back the Statue of Liberty',' said
French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann last month
. It's not going to happen, and now we know why - she's getting scrappy.
Ouch
X @TrueFactsStated
A cheeky reference to The Atlantic's Jeffery Goldberg being accidentally included by US national-security leaders in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. One hell of an embarrassing blunder which made Hilary Clinton - who was hounded by Trump over her use of a private email server for official public communications in 2016 - to share a
screenshot of the 'Signalgate' article
by Goldberg with the caption: 'You have got to be kidding me."
Hell of a check list
X @PaulaChertok
Not sure Mary Poppins would approve...
This one's for you, JD
@ArtCandee
For those aware of the false rumours that circulated last summer claiming Vance
had sex with a couch
, this sign is a sly and creative callback.
Parasites
X @SheCarriesOn
Dogs and deers don't get to have all the fun...
"They're eating the dogs..."
x @karenruthadams
Another callback to a
statement made by Trump during a presidential debate
when he baselessly and insultingly claimed Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio were 'eating the dogs' and 'eating the cats'.
Ouch (again)
X @DrEricDing
A savvy spin on Trump's "grab them by the pussy" remark, used to target Elon Musk and DOGE, who has had to deal with the
'Tesla Takedown' protests
...
Harsh on IKEA
X @DougHill25
In the red corner: Trump's cabinet. In the blue corner: IKEA's finest... Let's get ready to ruuuuumble.
Things MUST be rough
X @ItWasACoup
Well, quite. And fair play to this protestor putting aside his Jungian struggles.
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