Demonstrators will take to the streets on October 18 for “No Kings Day,” a nationwide series of protests against the Trump administration.
While protests against President Trump have not been uncommon since his first term, “No Kings Day” began on June 14 with a military parade in Washington, DC, which coincided with Trump’s 79th birthday.
2,000 “No Kings” protests are planned across the country next Saturday. According to a post from the Indivisible Project. There are plans in major cities like Los Angeles; Boston; Washington; Chicago; Atlanta; New Orleans; Kansas City, Missouri and Bozeman, Mont. Planned protests stretch across Canada and as far as Madrid, a city in Mexico.
“On October 18, millions of us will increase the decimal number to show the world: America has no kings and the power belongs to the people,” reads the No Kings main page. website.
The protest in Washington is taking place in front of the US Capitol and is expected to attract thousands of demonstrators.
In addition to members of the general public frustrated with the current administration, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) also called on members of federal employees to join the protests.
“The protest movement has taken over New Urdu Stated in October. 6. “The song “Another Authoritarian Power Grab” is being discontinued by this administration, which has threatened to lay off large numbers of furloughed federal employees as part of its push for federal projects and services that the administration deems objectionable.”
AFGE is spread across more than 900 local unions and represents more than 820,000 workers in nearly every federal agency and government, its website says.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) criticized the “No Kings Day” protests An interview on Fox News on Friday, When he said he was “a very patient guy, but I’m tired of these people.”
“The theory we have right now [is] They have a “Hate America” rally planned as an option. 18 on the National Mall, “Johnson Said.”
On Thursday, actor Robert de Niro called on Americans to participate in the upcoming “No Kings Day,” calling the American Revolution the “original No Kings.”
“Since then we have experienced two and a half centuries of democracy, often challenging, sometimes chaotic, absolutely essential.” Indivisible’s Instagram page. “And we find, through two world wars, how to preserve it.”
The first “No Kings Day” when there was no demonstration in Washington.
“Instead of allowing this birthday parade to take center stage, we will make America’s story the focus of this day: people, communities within communities, a country that rejects strongman politics and corruption,” organizers previously stated.
Instead, organizers encouraged local D.C.-area protesters to attend the flagship march in Philadelphia or a local protest in Virginia or Maryland.
