There was already one similar protest by the same group on June 14 – Flag Day, Trump’s birthday, and this year, a military parade in Washington, D.C., was held in honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.
In partnership with more than 100 organizations, including the ACLU, Black Voters Matter, Greenpeace and others, the ‘No Kings’ movement says it gathers in “defense of democracy” and against Trump’s “authoritarian overreach.”
The June event’s organizers reported that millions had attended and independent reporting from data journalist G. Elliott Morris provided an early estimate of between 4 and 6 million, rivaling the largest single-day protest in recent American history.
Participation on Saturday, Oct. 18, may exceed that of the June protest. In June, there were No Kings events at more than 2,100 locations; Saturday’s protest is set to take place in over 2,500 locations.
Saturday is “your opportunity to be involved in what could be the largest single day of protest in American history!” reads an email from a No Kings event organizer.
Lawmakers and politicians have already begun talking about the protest. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has characterized it as a “hate America” rally, which he thinks will feature members of Antifa, the “pro-Hamas crowd” and Marxists. Johnson and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., have both suggested that Democrats are waiting until after the protest to make serious efforts to reopen the government.
Sponsored by COMMUNIST PARTY USA. Go figure…
So sorry I can’t make it. I have to clean my dog’s ears.
Right on, we don’t need a king. President Trump is doing a fine job getting this country back on right track. He is correcting things that should not have happened years ago by nixon, johnson, carter, ford, the bushes, ect. Tariffs for us but not them is totally stupid and unfair to us. Trump is opening up strategic oil fields, pressing for reliable electricity by nuclear, coal, and gas. He is the best president we have had in 50 years because he is not afraid to piss people off or hurt their little feelings. Just what a true leader must do to be successful.
how about a no idiots day?
lol the same people would show up for that also