"Organizers said about 2,600 No Kings events were planned across nearly every state, and that it projected a bigger turnout than the 5 million it said attended its previous nationwide action in June. Energized by a slew of actions taken by the administration since the summer protests, the group cited widespread immigration detentions carried out by often-masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the administration's aggressive slashing of federal education resources and environmental protections, gerrymandering and other concerns."
"In Washington, D.C., demonstrators filled Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol, many holding signs that read "No Kings, No Tyrants." Many people wore yellow, a color organizers said is to show unity. Uriah Kitchen of Delaware, who attended the protest with his son Elijah, told NPR "we made a pledge of allegiance when we were in school and this is what it's all about.""
Organizers planned about 2,600 No Kings events across nearly every state and projected turnout higher than the 5 million claimed in June. The protests united opposition to a range of policies, centering on accusations that President Trump is behaving like a monarch. Demonstrators cited immigration detentions by often-masked ICE agents, aggressive cuts to federal education funding and environmental protections, gerrymandering, and federal or military interventions in Democratic-led states. In Washington, D.C., protesters filled Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol, many wearing yellow and holding signs reading "No Kings, No Tyrants." Participants invoked democracy, constitutional rights, and protecting America.
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