Protesters gather nationwide against Trump at ‘No Kings’ rallies
Live updates: Protesters gather nationwide against Trump at ‘No Kings’ rallies
Thousands of “No Kings” rallies are kicking off nationwide on Saturday against President Trump and his policies.
Defiant Democrats have embraced this weekend’s protests, while GOP lawmakers bash the protests as “hate America” demonstrations.Content
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‘Trump must go’: Thousands of ‘No Kings’ protests held across U.S.
Saturday marks 3rd mass mobilization since Trump’s return to White House in January
A crowd of protesters march near the U.S. Capitol building.
Demonstrators gather near the U.S. Capitol building during a ‘No Kings’ protest against President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on
Protesting the direction of the U.S. under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the country for “No Kings” demonstrations — what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate America” rallies.
This is the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House in January and comes against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services but is testing the core balance of power as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that organizers warn are a slide toward American authoritarianism.
Many protesters were especially angered by attacks on their motives. In Bethesda, Md., one held a sign that read: “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting.”
In nearby Washington, D.C., Brian Reymann carried a large American flag and said being called a terrorist all week by Republicans was “pathetic.”
“This Is America. I disagree with their politics, but I don’t believe that they don’t love this country. I believe they are misguided. I think they are power hungry,” Reymann said.
“Showing up to express dissent against an out-of-control administration, that’s as American as motherhood, baseball and apple pie,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Friday.
Saturday’s protests follow a series of June marches that coincided with the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary military parade in Washington, D.C., which also happened to be Trump’s 79th birthday.
The rallies are taking place amidst the government shutdown as well federal troop deployments across the country.
