Approximately 500 people attended a “Hands Off!” rally in Pitman on Saturday to protest policies of U.S. President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser, Elon Musk.
The protest, scheduled for 1:30-3:30 p.m., took place at Ballard Park. It included a few speeches from participants, including one from a man with blonde dreadlocks who identified himself as “Pastor Randy.”
Protesters, a mostly middle-aged crowd, lined up in the park and also along Pitman Avenue outside of McCowan Memorial Library, waving signs and chanting at traffic.
Some of the crowd seen at Ballard Park in Pitman for a “Hands Off!” rally Saturday afternoon in protest of the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. April 5, 2025.
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Some passing motorists honked horns in support. Police were on scene, but no problems or counter-protests were observed through at least 2 p.m. Saturday.
Broadway was block for one block outside of the park, with traffic detoured around the library.
Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times.
An organizer for a “Hands Off!” rally Saturday in downtown Pitman’s welcomes participants, who numbered in the hundreds to protest the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. It was held at Ballard Park. April 5, 2025.
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This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: ‘Hands Off!’ was a nationwide effort to protest Trump’s policies