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About 60,000 people took to the streets of downtown San Diego on Saturday for what organizers are calling "No Kings" Day, a nationwide protest of President Donald Trump's policies.
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Thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown San Diego on Saturday for the "No Kings" protest, a nationwide day of action opposing President Donald Trump's policies and his planned military parade in Washington,
According to San Diego police, an estimated 60,000 protesters showed up downtown for the morning events, marching along Harbor Drive and Pacific Highway. Organizers placed the figure higher, at 80,000.
On Saturday, June 14, thousands of Americans hit the streets for “No Kings” protests, including in San Diego County.
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities — including several in San Diego County — on Saturday.
Crowds of demonstrators gathered around the country on Saturday, protesting what they called President Trump’s overreach.
Despite peaceful demonstrations reported in multiple cities, violence flared at some anti-Trump protests over the weekend.
“Our country is a republic. Our country has no kings and judging from the policies and the actions coming out of the White House and from the President, that does not actually tell us that he's acting as a king, and people are just tired of it, and they wanted to speak out,” No Kings Carlsbad Protest Organizer, Kathy Minton said.
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Thursday declared a State of Emergency and activated the Missouri National Guard in anticipation of protests across the state. Trump is really not gonna like this one. The captain was reportedly a few months from retirement.
The parade, honoring the Army’s long-planned 250th anniversary celebration and coinciding with Trump’s 79th birthday, is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial under the threat of stormy weather in Washington and protests around the country tied to a turbulent week of immigration enforcement that has involved military deployment in Los Angeles.