# “Hands Off!” mass rallies scheduled nationwide for April 5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [March 31, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417 "2025-03-31T18:56:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/181 "2025-04-09T22:02:56Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > They’re waiting to see whether anybody makes a fuss. Yes, definitely. Thanks, @bordelond, for posting a citation. Here’s another–the various news outlets have varying degrees of implication that this is indeed Trump’s plan. I admit that I added the ‘kidnap off the streets’ part but having watched what happen to that Tufts student, it didn’t seem remotely out of line. Not a stretch. > **[Press Secretary Says Trump Wasn’t Joking About Deporting U.S. Citizens](https://www.yahoo.com/news/press-secretary-says-trump-wasn-191749494.html)** > > Donald Trump had suggested sending American citizens to prison in El Salvador. > [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Anyone, but especially a woman, who espouses “boys will be boys” can fuck right off in disgrace. Yes, that “explanation” was _ **so** _ very 1950s. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/182 "2025-04-10T07:03:16Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > MAGA types may be telling themselves that all those millions were actually not opponents of their hero, but merely ‘paid actors.’ But as they look at the images of the huge crowds, they must be having trouble believing their own propaganda. Just like they did comparing Donnie Two-scoops’ 2017 inauguration crowd vs. Obama’s 2009. MAGAts’ ability to rationalize is boundless. [![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2017/01/comparison-withtime-1024x576.jpg) ](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2017/01/comparison-withtime-1024x576.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/183 "2025-04-10T13:55:36Z")
On her show, Rachel Maddow has been highlighting the continuing protest marches around the country. Not as big as Saturday’s, but ongoing. People are pissed. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/184 "2025-04-11T22:12:31Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > On her show, Rachel Maddow has been highlighting the continuing protest marches around the country. Not as big as Saturday’s, but ongoing. Yes, and bless her for continuing to show these gatherings. None of the other cable news shows seem to be doing so. Even on days when the crowds are small, it’s still heartening to see that people are willing to put themselves out to express their disgust with Donald. > [@DesertDog](#): > > Just like they did comparing Donnie Two-scoops’ 2017 inauguration crowd vs. Obama’s 2009. MAGAts’ ability to rationalize is boundless. Indeed. (That’s the best photo-comparison I’ve seen; too many of them don’t bother to crop the photos to show the identical area!) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/185 "2025-04-12T00:45:03Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Just like they did comparing Donnie Two-scoops’ 2017 inauguration crowd vs. Obama’s 2009. MAGAts’ ability to rationalize is boundless. And it’s not like Trump’s 2017 crowd was anything to be ashamed of. As I recall it was in line with prior inaugural crowds except for the historic Obama 2009. But Donnie Two Scoops has to be the best of the best, reality be damned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417.md?page=9)