Trump, protest and No Kings
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This comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
The "No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance" is planned to "reject corrupt, authoritarian politics in the United States," organizers say.
At the end of a week when President Donald Trump sent Marines and the California National Guard to Los Angeles to quell protests, Americans across the country turned out in huge numbers to protest Trump's attempts to expand his power.
Hollywood is joining the fight. On Saturday, cities across America marched against the Trump administration, participating in what has become known as the “No Kings” protests. With an acute focus on fighting back against Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation raids,
The musicians and dancers say they are pushing back on immigration raids “through the culture and traditions that represent us. We will not be silenced.”
That’s part of why George Atkinson, a former high school government teacher, felt compelled to join a protest in downtown Houston on Saturday. The 89-year-old affixed a sign to his walker that read, “The clothes have no emperor! He’s all hat and no cattle!”
“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”