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On Saturday, cities across the country ā including several in Hampton Roads ā held "No Kings Day" demonstrations.
ahead of this weekās No Kings Protest. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot) As of Thursday, more than 400 people had signed up for South Hampton Roads Indivisibleās event in Chesapeake.
Protesters are marching against Trump across the U.S. on Saturday, including several demonstrations in Hampton Roads.
On Saturday, cities across the country ā including a few in Hampton Roads ā will hold "No Kings Day" demonstrations.
Indivisible cofounder and protest organizer Ezra Levin explained ahead of Saturday that the movement is about reclaiming U.S. patriotism from the Republican Party and to denounce what he called Trump's authoritarian actions.
Organizers are expecting thousands of people across Hampton Roads and the state to participate in "No Kings" protests.
The āNo Kingsā protests in every state may have been the biggest day of demonstrations in American history, a data analyst has suggested. āBased on hundreds of crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout,
Events held in big cities, small towns and everything in between served as counterpoint to military parade in Washington coinciding with President Donald Trumpās 79th birthday.