- April 30, 2024
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Phil Linebarger waves an American flag as part of the Spirit of America Rally.
Diane and Duff Smiley
Joyce Payne
Demonstrators lined Bayfront Drive in front of the Unconditional Surrender statue.
Marly Fischer, Rosemarie and David Carter, Julie Fischer
Demonstrators hold signs near the intersection of N. Tamiami Trail and Gulfstream Avenue.
Caroline Jensen gives a thumbs up to a passing motorist.
Demonstrators lined Bayfront Drive in front of the Unconditional Surrender statue.
Jeff Dwyer reacts to a show of approval from a passing motorist.
A Trump campaign flag waves in the wind in front of the Unconditional Surrender statue.
A Trump campaign flag waves in the wind in front of the Unconditional Surrender statue.
Many signs expressed dissatisfaction in national media outlets.
A demonstrator holds a Trump campaign sign during the Spirit of America Rally.
Event organizers Julia Brady, Andrea Stanford and Barbara Hemingway
Pat MacInnis holds a Trump campaign sign during the Spirit of America Rally.
The Spirit of America Rally expressed solidarity with President Trump.
Larry Tatsch waves a flag from the bed of a truck parked in the Bayfront Park parking lot.
David Painting
Aaron, Leah and Sarasota Litovsky
Gracie the dog
Walter Rock waves to a passing motorist during the Spirit of America Rally.
A passing motorist gives demonstrators a thumbs down.
Mike and Sandy Kowalsky
The Spirit of America Rally began at noon March 4 at Bayfront Park, and it didn't take long for demonstration organizers to label the demonstration a success.
Sarasota residents were joined by residents from neighboring communities for the rally to support President Trump.
"I have almost cried a few times," event organizer Julie Brady said while looking around at the crowd that lined Bayfront Drive.
The demonstration was punctuated by honks of approval from passing vehicles.
However not all the passing vehicles approved of the pro-Trump sentiment of the rally. Between cheers and honks the occasional thumbs down was shoved outside the window of a passing car.
But their disapproval was precisely what propelled many protesters to attend the rally. Many said that recent anti-Trump demonstrations throughout the country motivated them to show support for the current administration and their fellow conservatives.
"We're really happy to have the unity in this community," event organizer Andrea Stanford said. "If we don't stand for something we are going fall for anything."
