Cities brace for large crowds at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across the US
Philadelphia – Big and small cities were preparing for large demonstrations against President Donald Trump on Saturday, the authorities are calm, national guard troops are taking action and Trump is one Military Crossing in Washington To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the army.
A flagship “No king” March and Rally It is planned in Philadelphia, but no activity will be held in Washington DC. Trump’s Birthday
The demonstrations earn additional fuel from the federal protests that shine throughout the country. Immigration application raids And Trump order National Guard troops and Marine Corps, Los Angeles, where protesters block a highway and set cars fire.
While the police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bang bombs, the authorities imposed curfews Los Angeles And the democratic governors called Trump’s protection officer as an alarming power abuse of the Trump administration that did not rely on local law enforcement officers ”.
Governors and city officials promised to protect the right to protest and tolerate violence.
Republican governors in Virginia, Texas, Nebraska and Missouri Mobilizing national guard troops To help law enforcement officers manage demonstrations.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told journalists on Friday, “zero tolerance” for violence, destruction or traffic will be “zero tolerance” and “If you violate the law, you will be arrested.”
Gov. Mike Kehoe issued a similar message, promising to adopt a proactive approach and “waiting for chaos to emerge”.
On Friday, Nebraska’s governor signed an emergency statement to activate the national guards of his state, which is a step called a step in the office of his office, which was a step in the last examples of civil unrest ”.
Organizers say A walk, Republican Gov. Ron Desantis’s demonstrators will go to the gates of Trump’s Mar-A-Lago town in Florida, where he warned that they will not pass.
The governors also calmed down.
On social media, Washington State Gov. Democrat Bob Ferguson called for peaceful protests at the weekend to ensure that Trump does not send an army to the state.
“Donald Trump wants to be able to say that we cannot handle our public security in Washington state, Fer said Ferguson.
In a statement on Friday, a democratic Arizona government Katie Hobbs called on the first changes to the protesters’ right to make their voices heard and remain peaceful and calm.
The Democratic Pennsylvania government, Josh Shapiro, said that the administration and the state police worked with the police in Philadelphia before they predicted that organizers might be a crowd approaching 100,000 people.
Philadelphia’s senior prosecutor Larry Krasner warned that everyone who came to Philadelphia will be arrested by the law that transcends its powers or immigrant agents. Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King called Jr. as a guide for demonstrators.
“If you are doing what Martin Luther King will do, you will be good at a Krasner news conference.
Some law enforcement officers announced that they have increased efforts for the weekend. In California, the state troops will be on the “tactic alarm ,, that is, all day -to -day leave is canceled for all civil servants.
The theme “no king”, 50501 MovementAgainst what they call democracy and call the Trump administration’s authoritarian actions. The name 50501 means 50 states, 50 protests, a movement.
Earlier this year, protests condemned Trump and billionaire advisor Elon Musk. The protesters wanted Trump’s actions to be dedicated to the throne, because they compared his actions with a democratic elected president, but with a king’s king.
According to the organizers, the King of King of the challenge of the kings was organized to reject the authoritarianism, the billionaire, and the militarization of the country’s democracy.
Organizers are planning to resist the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the army – Trump’s cruelty to include a military parade, It is estimated that it will cost $ 25 million to 45 million dollars That the army expects to attract about 200,000 people.
Will show activity hundreds of military vehicles and airplanes And thousands of soldiers. Also Trump’s 79th birthday and flag day.
“The flag does not belong to the president Trump. It belongs to us,” he says, “No king” website. “On June 14, we do not appear everywhere – no throne, no crown, no king.”
Protests Approximately 2,000 places are planned throughout the countryOrganizers, from city blocks to small towns, from court steps to community parks.
Organizers are expected to include speeches and walks in their call on Wednesday. The group is expected to increase any conflict with a fundamental principle behind all the “no king” events, and participants are expected to increase any conflict.
According to the website, no weapons should be taken to the “No King” event.
Organizers have been expected to be the largest one -day mobilization of the Kings’ challenge day since Trump returned to office. Organizers, millions of people in 50 states and Commonwealth in all of the streets are preparing to go to the streets, he said.
