Washington, No Kings and Protests
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As a military parade rolls through Washington, DC, on Saturday – President Donald Trump’s birthday – millions of Americans are expected to protest in what organizers predict will be the strongest display of opposition to Trump’s administration since he took office in January.
Thousands of "No Kings Day" protests are set to be held throughout the country on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.
President Trump was asked Thursday to respond to planned counterprotests that will coincide with a military parade in the nation’s capital to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday. When asked to respond to the anti-Trump “No Kings” demonstrations expected around the country, Trump quipped: “I don’t feel like a king; I have to go through…
We implore everyone not to play into Trump’s hands and fall for his schemes,” the chair of the Washington State Democratic Party said in a statement.
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,
Protests against the Trump administration are set to take place in and around New York City Saturday as part of a nationwide "No Kings" demonstration. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.