Protesters swarmed the sidewalks along U.S. 287 from the intersection at Eisenhower Boulevard north to the Tesla dealership, speaking out against the Trump administration’s latest moves and calling on Democrats to take a firmer stance in opposition of the Republican Party.

Begun six weeks ago and intended to be a one-off event, according to Tara Hildebrand, one of the organizers of the protest, interest in further demonstrations grew and she elected to continue them every Saturday afternoon.

“The first Saturday we came out, we thought that was going to be it,” Hildebrand said.“And then other people saw us and joined, and wanted us to do it every week. So we decided to do it, and it’s doubled almost every single weekend.”

The protest Saturday numbered well over 100 people, most of whom were carrying signs decrying Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the Republican Party and supporting groups such as immigrants, transgender people and federal workers whose jobs have been cut by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“We want to show that our immigrant community is supported, that our transgender community is supported, and that we don’t want to stand for all of the unlawful stuff that’s going on in our government right now,” Hildebrand said. “We support our federal workers, and we want our Congress to grow a spine and to stand up for the people. And if they’re not going to, we’ll stand up for the people.”

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and a major funder of Trump’s campaign, as well as a top figure within the new administration, has slashed budgets and eliminated agencies across the federal government, and a national protest movement, “Tesla Takedown,” has organized protests in front of Tesla facilities across the United States.

The Loveland protest began prior to that movement, but Hildebrand said it was a “happy accident” that more cities across the country have begun protesting in front of dealerships, allowing the Loveland protesters to slot nicely into a larger political project.

“We didn’t elect him,” she said. “And he’s gutting our government without following the law. The way that Congress was set up, the way our government was set up, is not being respected.”

Bob Crawford, a Vietnam combat veteran who was protesting Saturday, said he was alarmed by the Republicans cuts to benefits for seniors and veterans.

“A lot of my fellow veterans are still Trump supporters, but that’s slowly changing,” Crawford said. “With the policies going on, they’re seeing how it’s going to affect their benefits, how it’s cutting back on VA services. Trump’s cutting off his nose to spite his face. The things he’s doing are going to hurt us down the road.”

The protesters’ ire was not reserved for conservatives.

Many of the signs focused their fury on members of the Democratic Party as well, such as Sen. John Fetterman and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who this week broke from the rest of their party to vote for a GOP-led budget proposal.

“Chuck Schumer is supporting DOGE now, and I’ve got a problem with that,” said Brendan Jackson, who joined the protest during its first week and was out again on Saturday. “And there are nine other Democrats, including John Fetterman, who I used to support, who have now hopped on to supporting DOGE, and I can no longer support him because of that.”

Hildebrand said that she was frustrated with the Democrats approach to the second Trump presidency as well.

“The Democrats standing up and not being bullied,” Hildebrand said of one of the protest’s goals. “The Senate standing up and speaking for the people who voted for them. We don’t feel that we’re being represented by the people we voted for.”