Donald Trump, protest and Kings
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) harshly condemned a North Carolina state lawmaker’s photo of a “No Kings” rally, which showed someone carrying a prop of a beheaded President Donald Trump. Dozens of “No Kings” rallies were held across the nation on Saturday to protest the president,
Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. In Oregon, tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Portland for two large protests -- one that began in Tom McCall Waterfront Park and the other at the Oregon Convention Center.
The procession, with more than 6,000 soldiers and 128 Army tanks, was one Trump tried to make happen in his first term.
The "No Kings" protests were scheduled in Connecticut as early as 9:30 a.m. in Canton and Glastonbury and could last elsewhere until 6 p.m.
Thousands of No Kings Day protests are expected across the U.S. on June 14 to protest the Trump administration's policies, including 33 in Iowa.
At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,
“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”
"Being brave for what we hold dear — our freedoms, our democracy, and each other — it's on us, guys," said the actor at a demonstration in New York City on Saturday.