Millions of Americans are expected to take part in the “King” Day protest against the Trump administration. Approximately 2,000 protests and rallies are planned across the country.
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Saturday morning marks the beginning of a coordinated “king” protest effort in all states, as organizers promise “National Day of Peaceful Protest” against the Trump administration, which is expected to attract millions of people.
There are about 2,000 protests and rallies planned, but organizers have called Philadelphia special attention. Philadelphia has signed the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress. And after several protests against the immigration enforcement attacks swirling with violence, President Donald Trump called out the National Guard and Marines.
“I think we’ll see the biggest peaceful day of protest this country has certainly seen since the first Trump terminology,” said Ezra Levin, an independent co-founder who is one of the organizers of the “No Kings” protest.
Other groups have plans to protest in Washington, D.C., but there is no “king” protest in the city, where Trump will be holding a parade on Saturday night. Anniversaries also take place on Flag Day and Trump’s 79th birthday.
A “king” protest is planned to oppose what the protesters see as seizing Trump’s power. The number of planned events was nearly twice the April 5 “handoff” protest, with millions of Americans occurring in cities large and small across the country.
The planned “king” protest follows a wave of more improvised immigration protests, sometimes caught up in chaos. Public attention and scrutiny focused on looting, violence and small parts of Los Angeles where cars were seen igniting fire.
Following a prominent standoff with California officials, Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses suggest that more National Guard units could be deployed in response to the protest.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott already deploys more than 5,000 Texas State Guard troops, but over a half dozen Republican and Democrat governors told USA Today they don’t have a National Guard in standby.
The biggest protests are expected in Philadelphia. Large-scale protests are also scheduled in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New York, Phoenix and Los Angeles, but sympathetic protests have also occurred in other countries.
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The biggest “king” protest on June 14 is expected to take place in Philadelphia as a nod to the country’s history, and organizers said to avoid accusations that protesters are opposed to the country’s capital’s army parade.
“We chose not to feed the stories that Trump might be hoping to be protesting directly against him, or to give him the opportunity to crack down on protesters,” Levin said.
The Philadelphia protest begins at noon at Love Park, on the corner of Archi Street and North 15th Avenue. At 12:30pm, the crowd will march down the Ben Franklin Parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It is scheduled to end at around 3pm
The U.S. Army Association is also holding its own celebration to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Philadelphia Army over the three-day period that began Friday.
Much of the central and eastern parts of the country are expected to see showers and some storms on Saturday, with serious thunderstorm opportunities affecting protests in parts of the northern High Plains of Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska.
Forecasters said flash floods are concerns in Virginia and North Carolina on Saturday.
Meanwhile, parts of the west expect hot, dry heat in the southwest southwest with temperatures up to 110s. read more.