Protesters across the country will once again take to the streets for “No King’s Day”. series of protests against trump administrationOn 18 October.
While protests against President Trump are not unusual since his first term, “No King’s Day” began on June 14. The gatherings were held in response to the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary military parade in Washington, DC, which coincided with Trump’s 79th birthday.
Across the country, 2,000 “No Kings” protests are scheduled for next Saturday, According to a post by the Indivisible ProjectThere are plans in major cities such as Los Angeles; Boston; Washington; Chicago; Atlanta; new Orleans; Kansas City, Mo.; and Bozeman, Mont. Planned protests extend across Canada and south to Madrid, a city in Mexico.
“On October 18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people,” reads the cover of “No Kings.” website,
The protest in Washington will take place in front of the US Capitol building and is expected to draw thousands of protesters.
In addition to members of the general public frustrated with the current administration, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) also urged federal staff members to participate in the protests.
“The protest movement has gained new intensity with the government shutdown that began on October 1,” AFGE said. Said on 6 October. “Shutting down the government is yet another authoritarian power grab by this administration, which has threatened to fire large numbers of furloughed federal employees as part of an ongoing pursuit of federal programs and services deemed objectionable by the administration.”
Its website states that AFGE, spanning more than 900 local unions, represents more than 820,000 workers in nearly every federal agency and government.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) condemned the “No Kings Day” protests An interview on Fox News on Friday, When he said he is “a very patient person, but I’ve had experience with these people.”
“The theory we have right now [is] They have a ‘Hate America’ rally that’s going to be on the National Mall on October 18,” Johnson said. “It’s all the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people, they’re all coming out.”
Actor Robert De Niro on Thursday Called on Americans will participate in the upcoming “No Kings Day”, calling the American Revolution the “real No Kings”.
“Since then we’ve had two and a half centuries of democracy, often challenging, sometimes messy, always necessary,” De Niro said in a video shared. Indivisible’s Instagram page“And we fought two world wars to preserve it. Now we have a future king who wants to take it away, King Donald I. F‑‑‑ that!”
The first “No King’s Day” special There was no demonstration in Washington,
Organizers previously said, “Instead of allowing this birthday parade to become the center of gravity, we will take action that day to tell America’s story everywhere: people in communities across the country coming together to reject powerful politics and corruption.”
Instead, organizers encouraged local protesters from the DC area to lead major marches in Philadelphia or local protests in Virginia or Maryland.
