An anti-President Donald Trump protest is being planned for T hursday in a traditionally Republican stronghold. The protest is being held in The Villages, a sprawling retirement community of more than 150,000 residents across three Central Florida counties with a largely GOP-voting population of retirees, per Gulf Live.

More than 150 people gathered in Fred Cone Park in east Gainesville in honor of the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis.

Nearly 50 protests are planned across Florida July 17, in response to what organizers call "civil and human attacks" by the Trump administration.

From the streets of downtown Orlando to the corners of Deland, Altamonte Springs, Mount Dora, and Melbourne, hundreds of protesters gathered for yet another demonstration.

Activists that organized the protest advocated that those in attendance consider employing civil disobedience in response to Florida’s controversial new immigration detention centers.

Around 200 community members gathered in East Gainesville’s Fred Cone Park to participate in a nationwide protest Thursday.

Nearly 50 protests are scheduled across Florida July 17, 2025, in response to 'civil and human attacks' made by Trump administration, organizers say.

Activists rallied, waved signs and greeted motorists while gathered on the evening of Thursday, July 17, 2025 at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. Participants were part of the “Good Trouble” national day of action to honor the legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis.