Nearly seven million people took part in the No Kings protests against President Donald Trump in the United States on Saturday (No kings), their organizers claim. TASR informs about it according to a report from the NBC News station.
Over 2,700 rallies were held across the United States, and NBC News called them the largest one-day nationwide protests to date. According to the organizers, two million more people took part in them than in the No Kings rallies in June this year. “Millions of Americans stood together today to reject authoritarianism and remind the world that our democracy belongs to the people, not to the ambitions of one man.” the founders of the Indivisible organization, which is part of the No Kings coalition, said in a statement.
Demonstrators also gathered in front of the Washington Capitol as a symbol of federal government and power, where thousands chanted: “This is what democracy looks like!” Protesters criticized the Republican president’s tactics, including attacks on the media, political opponents and illegal immigrants. reports AFP.
According to AFP, it was not possible to independently verify participation in the protests. In New York, according to local authorities, more than 100,000 people gathered at one of the largest protests, in Washington, the estimate ranged from 8,000 to 10,000 protesters.
High-ranking Democratic congressmen also supported the protests. Republicans criticized the demonstrations because, according to them, they motivate people to political violence, clarifies Reuters. Trump himself responded to the protests, publishing a series of videos created by artificial intelligence on his Truth Social platform in which he was depicted as a king.
