Millions of people march in the protest of the ‘king’
Millions of people marched in cities and towns across the United States in “no Kings” protests to oppose the Trump administration.
Organizers of the “No Kings” rally, which swept the country on June 14, said the protests had attracted a large crowd opposed to the Trump administration.
The American Civil Liberties Union, part of the coalition that demonstrates, said in a statement Saturday, June 14th that over 5 million people participated in more than 2,100 rallies and protests.
A group of political organisations, which were partners at the “No Kings” rally, repeated the estimates of five million people in a fundraising email.
Jeremy Pressman, co-director of the Crowd Count Consortium, told USA Today on June 15, the Harvard University and Connecticut University Project project that estimates political crowds, that it would take “somewhat” to complete the estimation of the “king” rally.
The Los Angeles Times reported that “tens of thousands” of people have appeared in the city, shaking by Trump’s recent immigration enforcement. The New York Post reported that 50,000 people have appeared in New York City, where President Donald Trump was born.
“Today’s protest is an overwhelming message that people across the country will not be threatened by President Trump’s terrifying tactics,” Deirdre Schifeling, ACLU’s chief political director, said in a statement. “Americans are brave, democratic-loving people, and we don’t sit daze as the Trump administration supplies our constitution to the shredders.
“There’s no king” protest is almost peaceful across us
The almost calm march, organized under the theme of individuals not exceeding the law, coincided with the day Trump predominately sided a military parade on the streets of the country’s capital.
The demonstrations in northern Virginia, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., encountered violence when a man drove an SUV through a crowd of protesters who deliberately lost the SUV, attacking at least one person, police said.
Police in Los Angeles attacked protesters with batons, fired tear gas and dispersed large crowds across downtown. Officials said they are dealing with people throwing “rocks, bricks, bottles” and “fireworks” at officials.
In Minnesota, organizers cancelled statewide protests from abundant attention after shooters targeted local lawmakers, killing one person and her spouse at home and injured another lawmaker and her spouse in their residence. In a statement, the “No Kings” group said it was sticking to Minnesota patrols and guidance from Gov. Tim Waltz.
Contributions: N’Dea Yancey-Bragg, Sarah D. Wire, Jeanine Santucci, Jonathan Limehouse, Jay Calderon, Brian Day, USA Today.