Trump, Kings and protest
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Tight security ensured a family-oriented atmosphere at the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade despite liberal opposition and protests nearby.
As President Donald Trump holds a military parade in Washington, D.C. today to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday, Boston is holding a very different kind of celebration. Alongside Saturday’s Boston Pride for the People Parade,
Tens of thousands of Americans joined "No Kings" protests across the United States against the Trump administration.
At least one person was critically injured Saturday in a shooting at a protest against President Donald Trump in Salt Lake City. It came hours after two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota were shot dead by a gunman.
The event — in which participants lined the bridge from Wysor Street to Riverside Avenue — was part of a nationwide "No Kings" protest.
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A flagship "No Kings" march and rally are planned in Philadelphia, but no events are scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., where the military parade will take place on Trump's 79th birthday. Organizers of the protests say they want to take attention away from the parade.
It comes amid one of the most tumultuous weeks of his presidency, with troops in Los Angeles, bombs launched in the Middle East and a targeted killing of a Minnesota lawmaker.