Protesters nationwide hold 'No Kings' rallies amid government shutdown
Critical crowds in major cities like New York City and Washington D C and even in London were observed on Saturday during the second No Kings protest since June against the Trump administration While various leaders feared the marches could devolve into violence there were no reports of violence or arrests at the afternoon rallies amid the ongoing establishment shutdown Republicans have argued the protests are entirely an effort to distract from the current authorities shutdown battle and appease their base House Speaker Mike Johnson R-La informed FOX Business he hoped that Democrat leaders who attended would be more willing to accept the GOP's plan after the demonstrations were over but he did not sound overly optimistic NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR HOPEFUL ATTENDS NO KINGS PROTEST VOWS TO FIGHT TRUMP TOOTH AND NAIL On Saturday in New York City the NYPD put out an alert indicating the city had more than people across all five boroughs taking part and they did not have to make a single protest-related arrest No arrests were announced in DC although various reports indicated that protesters spilled into the streets briefly Other major cities including Chicago Los Angeles Houston Boston Atlanta Los Angeles Portland Oregon and Austin had sizable gatherings as well Saturday but police explained demonstrations were largely peaceful Police in Portland established that at least three people were detained after an alleged assault related to the No Kings protests downtown One person was arrested and booked into jail according to agents Two others have been detained pending study by Portland Police Bureau officers Outside Chicago in Broadview at least fifteen people were arrested by Illinois State Police near an ICE facility In Denver police declared officers dispersed a small group to deny access to the highway and that several arrests were made There were also specific arrests in smaller cities in various states MILLIONS EXPECTED TO FLOOD STREETS AT NO KINGS PROTESTS TARGETING TRUMP ACROSS ALL STATESRoughly No Kings protests were held across the U S The tone of Saturday's No Kings protests were staunchly anti-Trump as demonstrators rallied against what they viewed as the president's authoritarian policies California will keep peacefully pushing back against the Trump Administration's authoritarian takeover California Gov Gavin Newsom a Democrat wrote on X It's a Love America rally Sen Bernie Sanders I-Vt who spoke at the D C rally Saturday revealed in response to Johnson and others' criticism Following his speech at the D C rally Sanders thanked the millions of Americans who turned out Saturday Thank you to the millions of Americans who turned out in small communities and big cities all over this country to say loudly and boldly No more kings In America We the People will rule
