Thousands Of 'No Kings' Protests Against Trump Expected Saturday
HuffPost
The protests across 2,000 cities are taking place the same day as Trump's birthday and D.C. military parade.
In what’s expected to be a massive display of opposition to President Donald Trump’s brutal immigration raids and other policies, throngs of Americans are slated to turn out at “No Kings” protests Saturday across all 50 states in communities large and small.
The event organizers ― which include Indivisible, the American Civil Liberties Union and 50501 ― say there are around 2,000 demonstrations in the works on the same day that Trump has arranged a military parade honoring the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which happens to fall on his 79th birthday.
“No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance,” a website for the event states. “From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism — and show the world what democracy really looks like.”
Trump’s event is a “spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else,” it continues, adding: “We’re not gathering to feed his ego. We’re building a movement that leaves him behind.”
Trump dismissed the demonstrations in remarks Thursday.
