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After a weekend of anti-Trump “No Kings” protests held across the country, several cities — including Salt Lake City — are dealing with the aftermath of instances of violence. The protests were held in more than 2,
"No Kings" Day organizers say it is more important than ever to have a "national day of peaceful protest" on June 14 following the decision by President Donald Trump to send in Marines and the National Guard to Los Angeles.
Across the country, an estimated 5 million protesters took part in more than 2,000 protests, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, a co-sponsor of the nationwide protest. In the Bay Area, more than 50 protests were planned stretching south from Gilroy north to Santa Rosa.
Protestors this weekend gathered around two main thoroughfares in Newton as part of a nationwide resistance to President Donald Trump — known as the “No Kings” protests — drawing both honks of approval from passersby and spiteful vitriol from MAGA movement supporters driving through town.
The protests are intended to counter a military parade in Washington, D.C. honoring the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary — which is also Trump's birthday.
Donations have flooded in for the widow and children of an innocent bystander killed by a stray bullet during an anti-Trump demonstration in Utah.
You've probably seen at least a few photos of the huge crowds at the nationwide "No Kings" protests against Donald Trump's administration this past Saturday. Places like Los Angeles, already energized by a week of anti-ICE protests, showed up in droves.
OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder said that the massive nationwide 'No Kings' protests on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army are a 'super bummer.'