Cities and cities across the country are hoping to see the NO Kings Desance Day rallies on Saturday as part of the country’s protest against Trump administration.
The organizers of the No Kings movement call Protes a reaction to a large military parade on Saturday in Washington, DC, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US Army. The parade is estimated to cost about $ 45 million and possibly more, as the army has to pay for any damage its vehicles do to the streets.
President Trump, who will also celebrate his 79th birthday on Saturday, plans to speak a parade, whose goal is to “reflect on the rich history of the US Army and the legacy of service, sacrifice and dedication.
“Donald Trump wants a dense and TV screen on the street to dominate his birthday,” says No Kings on his website. “No thrones, no crowns, no kings.”
According to reports, the group expects about 1,800 rallies on Saturday, and events are planned in all 50 states, but not in Washington, DC Trump told reporters on Tuesday that anyone protesting in the army parade will “meet a very great force.”
That’s what to expect.
What are “not kings”?
The name of the No Kings is the name of the organized protests provided on June 14, not the name of a particular group. “No Kings is not a national day of contempt,” the protest website reads. “From city blocks to small cities, from the steps of the courthouse to community parks, we take action to reject authoritarianism.”
The site includes more than 180 progressive groups as partners who helped to organize upcoming events and sent members to work with “local partners to ensure peaceful and powerful actions” at the places all over the US.
Groups participating in early May announced no Kings protests, but the latest events led more people to join the movement. Ezra Levin, Director of “Unlucking”, one of the groups engaged in organization of No Kings, talked to Rachel Maddow MsnBC on Monday about the short response to protests against immigration and customs operations in Los Angeles led to the NO Kings website.
“Of those 1800 [‘No Kings’ protests]More than 100 of them have been included in the map since then [Trump] He hoped to force people not to protest, this is retroactively. ”
The NO Kings website allows individuals to register and organize their event if they are no longer in their area.
Washington is not planned with no protest
Although there are protests throughout the country, in Washington, DC, Saturday, there is nothing organized consciously. Flagman Echt and Rally will instead take place in Philadelphia, according to the NO Kings website.
“The real government is not built in Washington. It rises everywhere else,” the organizers wrote. “June 14th [Trump] No. ‘
Where on Saturday, no Kings protests?
According to reports, at least one protest is planned in all 50 states, and many big cities expect to see several.
The NO KINGS protest time coincides with some activities scheduled for Saturday in Washington, DC is expected to take place throughout the DC, starting from 8 to ET, to the 250th birthday of the army, which is scheduled to take between 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Et.
Major’s NO Kings will be at rallies: