NYC, No Kings and protests
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Americans planned demonstrations against President Donald Trump across the U.S. on Saturday as a counterpoint to the 200,000 people expected to attend the military parade in Washington.
According to protest organizers, the “No Kings” movement “is a direct response to Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing $100 million military parade and birthday celebration, an event funded by taxpayers while millions are told there’s no money for Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, or public schools.”
A day after thousands rallied across the city, Adams urged state lawmakers to reinstate pre-pandemic restrictions on wearing masks at demonstrations.
Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA and spread to other cities across the U.S.,
Democracy is “in real trouble,” Mark Ruffalo told MSNBC’s Antonio Hylton while attending the “No Kings” rally in New York City Saturday. His words were echoed by Ellen Pompeo, Kerry Washington, Jimmy Kimmel, and many more notable people and celebrities who spoke out in support of the nationwide protests.
Protests that started in Los Angeles on June 6 have spread to cities across the U.S., like Austin, San Francisco, New York City and Columbus. Two hundred to 300 people marched across downtown Columbus on June 10 to protest ICE and show solidarity with Columbus' immigrant communities,