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More than 1,000 protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are planned for Saturday in cities across all 50 states, with several international cities

Scores of videos and photos from the protests have flooded social media. They show large number of people gathering in Chicago, New York City, Boston, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City among several other areas.

Protests were held in multiple Pittsburgh-area counties as part of the national “Hands Off” movement. According to a release, Hands Off is an all-in movement for the pro-democracy and pro-worker movement.

Demonstrators packed the streets in cities and towns to rail against government cutbacks, financial turmoil and what they viewed as attacks on democracy.

"The fight for democracy is not a left versus right issue," one organizer said. "It's an up versus down issue."

Protests break out on Saturday to protest the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and more.

Indivisible Pittsburgh and a coalition of grassroot partners joined a national mass activation called Hands Off with a demonstration downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday. The group said that President Trump and Elon Musk are “gutting services,

Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk plan to rally across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.