“We’ve been watching the Trump administration’s abuses of power, and millions took to the streets in June,” she said.
The organizers said on the No Kings website: “The president thinks his rule is absolute.
When asked about the planned protests and accusations that Trump was behaving like a monarch, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson replied, “Who cares?”
In June, organizers estimated that 5 million people participated in a day of No Kings protests around the country in more than 2,000 events.
“We are not even a year into the Trump administration, and so I think the strategy on the part of the organizers is to show that ‘we’re not backing down,'” McKenna said.
Despite ongoing ICE arrests and the deployment of National Guard troops to several Democratic-run cities across the nation, organizers of the “No Kings” protests predict that millions of Americans will show their disapproval of the Trump administration’s policies on Saturday.
Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization that is one of the protest organizers, stated, “The goal is to stand together, to organize, to defend our democracy and protect each other and our communities, and just say enough is enough.”.
She stated, “Millions of people took to the streets in June to protest the abuses of power by the Trump administration.”.
The demonstrations have been denounced as anti-American by some Republicans. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson referred to it as a “hate America rally.”. “.”.
Thousands of protesters gathered to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army this summer, which also happened to be President Trump’s birthday. To commemorate the date, Trump demanded a huge military parade, which his detractors claimed was intended to honor him just as much as the military.
Currently, demonstrators claim they are speaking out against alleged injustices against undocumented immigrants, a failing health care system, attempts to rig elections, and other issues.
“The president believes his rule is absolute,” the organizers wrote on the No Kings website. However, America does not have monarchs, and we will not tolerate anarchy, corruption, or cruelty. “.”.
“Who cares?” is the White House’s response.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson had no further response when asked about the planned protests and claims that Trump was acting like a monarch. She said, “Who cares?”.
Five million people, according to organizers, took part in over 2,000 events nationwide in June as part of the Day of No Kings protests.
This weekend’s turnout is expected to be even greater.
According to Liz McKenna, an assistant professor of public policy and Harvard sociologist, movements of this size have had some success in the past influencing social change, but since the turn of the century, their effectiveness has drastically decreased.
The organizers’ strategy, according to McKenna, is to demonstrate that “we are not backing down,” since the Trump administration has only been in office for a year.
However, she went on: “Millions of people have taken to the streets, not only in the US but also globally, and in many, if not most, of those cases, the protests have not succeeded in achieving their declared goals. “.”.
