Texas, Trump and No Kings
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"No Kings Day" is a nationwide day of peaceful protest organized to coincide with a military parade in Washington, D.C., marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. According to CBS News, the parade and related festivities are expected to cost between $25 million and $45 million.
Thousands of anti-Trump protests are erupting across the United States this weekend under the banner of “No Kings” day.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNPhotos: “No Kings” protests across TexasEight Tribune photographers in eight Texas cities covered Saturday’s “No Kings” protests. Here is some of their work.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is deploying thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers ahead of planned anti-ICE protests across the state this weekend.
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in Dallas, Fort Worth, Frisco, Arlington and other North Texas cities.
Dozens of No Kings protests are scheduled for June 14 in Texas, including in Austin, Houston and San Antonio. Arlington: 10 a.m. to noon at Arlington Sub Courthouse, 700 E. Abram St.
At noon Saturday, protesters were crowded into City Hall Plaza in Downtown Dallas and Burk Burnett Park in Downtown Fort Worth.
Amid angry signs and speeches with messages about authoritarianism and the targeting of immigrants, some protesters at Texas’s Capitol injected humor. “The Only Good ICE Is At Sonic,” read one sign. Local drag queen Brigitte Bandit,