Trump, protest and No Kings Day
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As a military parade rolls through Washington, DC, on Saturday – President Donald Trump’s birthday – millions of Americans are expected to protest in what organizers predict will be the strongest display of opposition to Trump’s administration since he took office in January.
A protest group has encouraged demonstrators to book up tickets to the military parade this weekend, in an effort to leave seats empty.
President Donald Trump’s warning that protesters of Saturday’s US military parade in Washington, DC, will be met with “very heavy force” threatens to chill speech and underscores the need for protesters to take precautions around digital surveillance, privacy advocates tell The Verge.
President Donald Trump threatened to use force against those who protest the military parade honoring the 250th anniversary of the Army on Saturday, June 14.
I am going to go protest not because I hate my country, but because I love my country and because I think we need to stand up and speak up
So far, the cities of Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Guntersville, Jacksonville, Auburn, Dadeville, Selma, and Dothan have scheduled June 14 protests in Alabama.
The honor, dignity, and integrity of our country are not for sale,” read an ad in The New York Times paid for by Walmart stakeholder Christy Walton.