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President Donald Trump’s birthday, celebrated on Saturday (14/6) with a parade of military power in Washington, was also marked by numerous protests that spread throughout the US. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and more than one hundred other American cities had the streets taken by protests organized around the motto “no Kings” – “ Reis” —, who aimed to denounce Trump’s authoritarian postures.
Wave of protests takes the US while Trump celebrates birthday with military parade. Photo: Reproduction
The name Dmobilizations derive from the fact that the organizersseveral progressive groups, consider that the Republican behaves like a monarch and benefits Bilionaries and military to the detriment of democracy.
The demonstrations occurred on the same day that the head of state chaired military parade in the capital of the country, in which of 7,000 military personnel, 150 military vehicles and 50 planes. Also on Saturday, a democratic state congressman was shot dead in Minnesota, in an attack that, according to the authorities, may have been generated for political motivations.
The movement reinforces the purpose of “rejecting authoritarianism, white supremism and systematic attacks on civil rights promoted by sectors of the far right.” Also part of the agenda are restrictive migration policies, social programs cuts and repression of popular mobilizations. It is the largest mobilization in the country since the beginning of Trump’s second term, which began in January.
According to the news agency France-pressLos Angeles protesters, a city that has been the scene of clashes against migratory operations in recent days, were stopped in front of federal buildings while booing national guard agents – which was sent to the city of California by Trump to contain protests.
