On Saturday, April 5, 2025, hundreds gathered at the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston as part of a nationwide Hands Off rally to protest the Trump administration’s actions.
On Saturday, April 5, 2025, more than 1,200 Hands Off rallies took place across the country to protest the Trump administration’s actions.
Despite the fact that President Donald Trump easily won West Virginia in November and is widely popular in the state, protests took place in Charleston, Charles Town, Clarksburg, Fairmont, Fayetteville, Huntington, Lewisburg, Morgantown, and Wheeling.
Michael Mosteller II, of Hurricane, came to the state Capitol with hundreds of others on Saturday because he is dissatisfied with how things are going in the state.
“I ran for House of Delegates in the 2024 cycle, and what inspired me to run then was when [at] the national level, they had repealed Roe v. Wade, and I knew that the state level was going to pass abortion restrictions, which they did,” says Monsteller. “… But now the West Virginia state Legislature has just gone extremely too far, and they have taken away so many things from West Virginia.”
Dr. Nicole Bryce, a Charleston resident physician, is concerned about the state of the country’s health-care system.
“I’m an OBGYN, and I’m very passionate about women’s health and the state of health care in our country,” Bryce told me. “I also have lots of young kids and I’m very concerned about their education and their future.”
Terri Walker, a Marion County teacher, had never felt compelled to attend a protest until Donald Trump was elected.
“Everything that he stands for, represents, is anti who I am as a human being,” says Walker. “So, I’m going to do whatever I can to make my voice heard and let everyone know that I don’t support this administration. “None of the fools!”
On Saturday, April 5, 2025, hundreds gathered at the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston as part of a nationwide Hands Off rally to protest the Trump administration’s actions.
