Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for “No Kings” demonstrations.
According to the GOP, these demonstrations are being referred to as “Hate America” rallies. This is the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House and it is expected to be the largest.
The protests come against the backdrop of a government shutdown that has closed federal programs and services, testing the core balance of power as the executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that organizers warn are a slide toward American authoritarianism.
Trump is currently away from Washington at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.
The president’s Republican Party is calling the demonstrations “Hate America” rallies.
Author's summary: Mass protests against Trump are planned across the US.