Thousands Mar. in 'No Kings' Day protests
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Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in nearly 2,000 cities and towns this weekend.
Across the country, relatively few disruptions were reported during protests and marches where the mood ranged from joyful to defiant.
Around 2,000 protests and rallies were planned nationwide, with thousands of people also attending staged “No Kings” events in Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Green Bay. Rallies were canceled in Minnesota out of caution following shootings targeting local lawmakers.
Thousands of protesters demonstrated peacefully during the No Kings rallies against Donald Trump at the Duval County Courthouse and on the Southside.
People around the country turned out Saturday for protests against Donald Trump, which were timed with the president's military parade celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with his 79th birthday.
State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed, and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot and wounded in “targeted shootings” in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, two neighboring suburban cities 10 to 20 miles outside Minneapolis.
The 'No Kings' protests in Vero Beach, Sebastian and Port St. Lucie are part of a nationwide event organized in response to President Donald Trump.
A handful of counter protestors moved to stand behind the line of No Kings protestors. They chanted "Trump" at the No Kings demonstrators holding up signs and a flag of their own. Justin Johnson, who's from Marion, was one of the demonstrators supporting Trump.
Demonstrators marched through the streets of Fort Collins June 14 as part of nationwide "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration.