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The Michiana Alliance for Democracy brought the No Kings protest to South Bend as part of a nationwide effort to criticize Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army's founding and on Flag Day, as well as Trump's 79th birthday.
A flagship "No Kings" march and rally are planned in Philadelphia, but no events are scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., where the military parade will take place on Trump's 79th birthday. Organizers of the protests say they want to take attention away from the parade.
No Kings” organizers described the events as a “nationwide day of defiance” against President Donald Trump and authoritarianism.
“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”
At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,
The Houston demonstration is one of several planned in the region throughout the day and is expected to draw thousands of protesters.
Protests against the Trump administration are set to take place in and around New York City today as part of nationwide "No Kings" demonstrations. The protests coincide with Saturday's military parade in Washington,