As many Americans, including President Donald Trump, celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary on June 14, others will hit the streets in protest.
Over 1,000 communities across the country have planned for a “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” to reject what event organizers are calling “corrupt, authoritarian politics in the United States.” More specifically, the “spectacle” that is Trump’s military parade, the group has called a “made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday.”
All of the “No Kings” marches, rallies and demonstrations were deliberately organized to coincide with the Army’s “Grand Military Parade and Celebration, which also falls on Trump’s 79th birthday and Flag Day. Administration officials insist it is a coincidence that the parade falls on Trump’s birthday.
“Instead of allowing this birthday parade to be the center of gravity, we will make action everywhere else the story of America that day: people coming together in communities across the country to reject strongman politics and corruption,” according to a statement posted on the official “No Kings” event website.
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