"With signs such as "Nothing is more patriotic than protesting" or "Resist Fascism," in many places the events looked more like a street party. There were marching bands, a huge banner with the U.S. Constitution's "We The People" preamble that people could sign, and demonstrators wearing inflatable costumes, particularly frogs, which have emerged as a sign of resistance in Portland, Oregon."
"It was the third mass mobilization since Trump's return to the White House and came against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services but is testing the core balance of power, as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that protest organizers warn are a slide toward authoritarianism. Trump himself was spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida."
""They say they're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king," Trump said in a Fox News interview that aired early Friday, before he departed for a $1 million-per-plate MAGA Inc. fundraiser at his club. Later Friday a Trump campaign social media account mocked the protests by posting a computer-generated video of the president clothed like a monarch, wearing a crown and waving from a balcony."
People gathered nationwide for 'No Kings' demonstrations opposing President Donald Trump's perceived move toward authoritarianism. Events occurred in major cities, state capitols, courthouses and hundreds of public spaces, often adopting festive, street-party atmospheres with marching bands, banners, and inflatable costumes. The protests coincided with a government shutdown that closed federal programs and intensified debates over executive power, Congress, and the courts. Trump denied being a king in a Fox News interview and his campaign posted a mocking video portraying him as a monarch. Demonstrators signed a large "We The People" banner and carried signs calling for resistance.
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