Honks, cheers and signs under sunny skies.

A local “Hands Off!” demonstration in Steamboat Springs drew hundreds of community members to the Historic Routt County Courthouse Saturday, part of a national protest against executive orders issued by President Donald Trump’s administration.

The demonstration in Steamboat was one of roughly 1,200 such protests held across the nation by more than 150 groups including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LGBTQ+ advocates, veterans and elections activists, according to the Associated Press.

Organized by the group, Worth Fighting For — Routt County in partnership with the Routt County Democrats, the local assembly Saturday was peaceful and lively, bringing together community members of all ages.

Signs created by those demonstrating were met with honks from passing cars and featured a variety of messages — “Dump Trump,” “Freedom and Justice for All,” “Ruck Fussia,” “IKEA has Better Cabinets” and “Trump Golfs as our World Implodes.”

Anne Barounos, communications director for the Routt County Democrats, estimated the local crowd consisted of roughly 1,200 people just after 2 p.m.

While exact number of individuals who turned out to the demonstration is not confirmed, their voices, and handmade signs, got messages across.

“I am not going to deny it. It is tough when we are the minority party, and it is a ‘we’ because we are all Democrats now fighting for our country,” said Routt County Democrats Chair Catherine Carson.

“U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet actually has a piece of legislation on the floor trying to reverse these ridiculous trade tariffs that Trump is doing,” she added.

“We are cracking the ceiling right now to get this done,” said Carson. “We are team Routt County, we are not going to let this happen to us, we are not going to lose democracy on our watch.”

A statement from Routt County Republicans Chair Heather DeVos said the party “supports free speech and the right to assemble 100%.”

“Our concerns continue to focus on misrepresenting the truth. We encourage people to read and learn going to the White House website that states in writing: Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are not being cut,” the statement added.

With a cacophony of horns in the background, Chris Layel stood across the street from the courthouse. Layel, a Texas native who is working as a contractor on a project for a local energy company, offered his thoughts on the Trump administration’s work to impose tariffs.

“The tariffs are going to get passed on to us, instantly. People don’t realize, it doesn’t matter if you charge $10 for a pizza, the company is going to charge you $15. It is going to get passed on to us. End of the day, no matter what, we are paying for the tariffs,” he said.

Speaking after Carson, Jacqueline Denny from the Worth Fighting For — Routt County organization, remarked on the impressive turnout for the local demonstration.

“Do you think we have drummed up some good energy today?” she asked to a cheering crowd.

“We need to keep in mind that this is not going to change overnight. It is our daily, consistent action that will win out. We must keep it up every day, this is a marathon, and it is not a sprint,” said Denny. “Every single one of you has made this great.”