Thousands demonstrate at No Kings rally in Lansing
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This weekend’s protests rallied millions in defense of immigrant workers and against authoritarianism. Now what?
Thousands of protesters across Michigan joined nationwide demonstrations against President Trump’s policies, calling out authoritarianism, immigration raids, and threats to civil rights. Rallies in Detroit,
Protesters across Michigan and the United States are rallying Saturday afternoon in a demonstration organizers are calling a "national day of defiance."The "No Kings" rallies are being described by organizers as "a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration.
Will protests in Los Angeles set the stage for more clashes Saturday as activists in hundreds of cities nationwide, including metro Detroit, organize?
Rain is expected June 13-15, so Father's Day plans may have to be indoors. No Kings day events also could be impacted statewide.
Police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades while officials enforced curfews in Los Angeles and Democratic governors called Trump's Guard deployment “an alarming abuse of power” that "shows the Trump administration does not trust local law enforcement.”
Organizers are calling for Americans to attend demonstrations across the country to protest President Trump on his 79th birthday.
Thousands of people protested on June 15 in cities across the country against President Donald Trump’s policies.