No Kings, protest and flag day
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An estimated 2,000-plus people gathered for Women's March Rockford's "No Kings" protest, a march and rally held June 14 at the City Market Pavilion. They carried signs. They clamored for change. And when ACLU Coordinator Kathleen Dingle called them to send a loud message to Washington D.C. that "Rockford will have no king," they roared.
The demonstrations follow more than a week of large-scale protests in Los Angeles against Mr. Trump’s immigration crackdown and his decision to deploy the military there. Thousands gathered at Liberty Plaza,
Protests are underway in Jacksonville and across the United States as part of the "No Kings" nationwide day of defiance. Watch live coverage here.
State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed, and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot and wounded in “targeted shootings” in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, two neighboring suburban cities 10 to 20 miles outside Minneapolis.
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The Oshkosh Northwestern on MSN'No Kings' protest in Oshkosh draws 1,500 as rallies also planned in Manitowoc, SheboyganAround 2,000 protests and rallies were planned nationwide, with thousands of people also attending staged “No Kings” events in Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Green Bay. Rallies were canceled in Minnesota out of caution following shootings targeting local lawmakers.
The protests are scheduled to coincide with President Donald Trump’s parade for the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary scheduled in Washington, D.C.
A handful of counter protestors moved to stand behind the line of No Kings protestors. They chanted "Trump" at the No Kings demonstrators holding up signs and a flag of their own. Justin Johnson, who's from Marion, was one of the demonstrators supporting Trump.
Demonstrators marched through the streets of Fort Collins June 14 as part of nationwide "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration.