No Kings, Protest and Cincinnati
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According to the Atascadero Democratic Club, 12.1 million people attended “No Kings” protests across the country. The club stated, “We made it past the 3.5% required for change to happen. 12.1 million people across the country attended the No Kings protests, and that doesn’t count the small towns.”
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Thursday declared a State of Emergency and activated the Missouri National Guard in anticipation of protests across the state. They thought he was doing a different kind of "cruising." The captain was reportedly a few months from retirement. Trump is really not gonna like this one.
All "No Kings" protests have been canceled in Minnesota after two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot in targeted attacks.
The mass protest will be focused on the Trump administration's actions that protesters believe are authoritarian and blur the line of democracy.
People rallying at the "No Kings" protest on the University of Cincinnati campus could be heard chanting, "This is what democracy looks like." Our crew at the rally said there are more than a thousand people there.
Organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations and local officials urged demonstrators to stay home from planned protests in Minnesota on Saturday after a lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot and another lawmaker and his wife were injured at their homes. Gov. Tim Walz called the incident a “politically motivated assassination.”
Indivisible, the group behind the "No Kings" protests scheduled around the country, plans to participate in the 2025 Stonewall Columbus Pride March.