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Hours later, downtown Wichita was filled with protesters rallying against the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. For many like Montanez, things have reached a point that pushed them to protest for the first time.
Organizers across the country named the mobilization “No Kings.” The rallies were organized in opposition to a military parade in Washington, D.C. on the president’s 79th birthday Saturday. The parade is happening on Flag Day, which also marks the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary this year.
People gathered by the hundreds in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a nationwide day of protest to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating 250 years of the United States Army.
A nationwide movement, these protests are set to coincide with a Flag Day military-style parade in Washington, D.C.
Thousands of demonstrators filled Mill Creek Park on Saturday for the "No Kings Day" rally, a protest against the military parade scheduled by President Trump's administration.
In Kansas City, a mass of protestors gathered at the Country Club Plaza. People from all walks of life shared a common goal to demonstrate their First Amendment right.
Hundreds of protesters are expected at rallies in the Kansas City region, including several in Johnson County, as part of a nationwide day of action against the Trump administration's policies.
There are 15 protests planned throughout Kansas on June 14 to counter a military parade President Donald Trump will attend.
Anderson and McCullough were among more than 8,500 people who participated in No Kings Day rallies Saturday in Lake Country towns Gurnee, Highland Park and Buffalo Grove as they showed their displeasure with the way Trump is governing the country.