"People carrying signs with slogans such as Nothing is more patriotic than protesting or Resist Fascism packed into New York City's Times Square and rallied by the thousands in parks in Boston, Atlanta and Chicago. Demonstrators marched through Washington and downtown Los Angeles and picketed outside capitols in several Republican-led states, a courthouse in Billings, Montana, and at hundreds of smaller public spaces."
"It was the third mass mobilization since Trump's return to the White House and came against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services but is testing the core balance of power, as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that protest organizers warn are a slide toward authoritarianism. President Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida."
Large crowds marched and rallied across U.S. cities for No Kings demonstrations denouncing a perceived governmental slide toward authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. Protesters carried signs like Nothing is more patriotic than protesting and Resist Fascism, packed Times Square, and rallied by thousands in parks in Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago. Demonstrations occurred in Washington, downtown Los Angeles, outside several Republican-led state capitols, a Billings courthouse, and hundreds of other public spaces. Events often blended protest and celebration with marching bands, huge We The People banners, inflatable costumes such as frogs, and public signings. The mobilization coincided with a government shutdown testing the balance of power.
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