In what was billed as a “national day of action,” more than 1,300 “Hands Off!” protests took place in all 50 states as well as in other parts of the world on Saturday, April 5, with Washington, DC, serving as the flagship demonstration.

WASHINGTON — Rallies in cities across the country today drew hundreds of thousands of protesters in defiance of the Trump Administration. More than ten thousand traveled to the ‘Hands Off!’ rally Saturday on the National Mall.

Dozens of protests kicked off around the country Saturday to oppose Trump administration policies that organizers say favor billionaires over everyday people.

Organizers tell Washingtonian that they’re now expecting more than 20,000 people to take part in Saturday’s rally against Donald Trump and Elon Musk on the National Mall. The DC protest will serve as the flagship event in a nationwide series of same-day Hands Off! demonstrations, led by a coalition of progressive advocacy groups.

Hands Off partnered with dozens of organizations supporting the various demonstrations around the U.S. The D.C. rally promises a powerful lineup of voices from across those organizations, congress members and more. There will comments from the following confirmed speakers:

Hundreds of students from some of the largest schools in the D.C. area will rally outside the Department of Education Friday to oppose the gutting of the agency.

Nationwide, Americans with concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's policies and the influence of billionaire Elon Musk plan to protest April 5.

The "Hands Off" protest planners aimed to hold rallies in 1,200 locations, including in all 50 US states. Thousands of people turned out in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC, among other cities, on Saturday. Protesters cited grievances with Trump's agenda ranging from social to economic issues.

Thousands of people are at the Washington Monument in D.C. Saturday for what is called the "Hands Off!" rally Here's what you need to know.