No Kings protests: Thousands across the US rally against Trump
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“Large protests against the Trump administration have taken place in cities across the US, marking the third iteration of No Kings rallies that have previously drawn crowds into the millions.”
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“Throughout the day on Saturday, demonstrations took place in nearly every major US city, including New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Boston, Nashville and Houston.”
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“Rallies took over the streets of downtown Washington DC throughout the afternoon, with throngs of people marching through the nation's capital.”
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“Protesters lined the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and packed the National Mall.”
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“Like in previous iterations of No Kings, protesters held up effigies of Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other officials in the administration, calling for their ousting and arrest.”
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“One of the flagship No Kings protests on Saturday took place in Minnesota, where two American citizens - Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti - were killed by federal immigration agents in January.”
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“Thousands on Saturday filled the streets with signs and a plethora of high-profile Democrats also took a stage outside the State Capitol building in St Paul.”
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“Bruce Springsteen also took the stage and performed his anti-immigration enforcement song titled, 'Streets of Minneapolis'.”
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“Thousands also crowded New York City's Times Square, marching through Manhattan's Midtown neighbourhood. Police had to shut down the normally busy streets to make way for crowds.”
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“In October, the New York Police Department said more than 100,000 people had gathered across all five of the city's boroughs.”
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“In Los Angeles, two people were arrested for assaulting federal law enforcement, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).”
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“In a statement to X, it said that two officers had been hit with the cement blocks and were receiving medical care, after a group of what it described as '1,000 rioters' surrounded the Roybal Federal Building and began throwing things at DHS agents.”
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“The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said 'multiple arrests' had been made after protesters did not obey dispersal orders in an area near a federal prison.”
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“Federal authorities used 'non-lethal measures' to move crowds in the area, after warning protesters not to 'attempt to tear down the gate and not throw items'.”
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“Reuters reported that arrests were also made in Dallas, after 'minor scuffles erupted' when counter-protesters blocked streets and disrupted the No Kings march.”
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“American expats abroad also gathered for protests in cities such as Paris, London and Lisbon.”
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“The last No Kings rally in October drew crowds of nearly seven million people nationally.”
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“Several US states mobilised the National Guard, but organisers have maintained that the events are peaceful.”
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“Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has expanded the scope of presidential power, using executive orders to dismantle parts of the federal government and deploying National Guard troops to US cities despite objections by state governors.”
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“The president has also called on the administration's top law enforcement officials to prosecute his perceived political enemies.”
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“The president says his actions are necessary to rebuild a country in crisis and has dismissed accusations that he is behaving like a dictator as hysterical. 'They're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king,' he said in an interview with Fox News in October.”
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