Trump, No Kings and Idaho
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On Saturday, thousands gathered at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise in protest of the Trump Administration. Idaho Matters takes a look at the implications of this protest and what it says about the climate of today's politics.
Thousands of Idahoans flocked to downtown Boise amid national "No Kings" protests Saturday against President Donald Trump and his administration. Protesters filled the Capitol steps and lawn, and spilled onto nearby streets with anti-Trump signs and chants in the unforgiving heat.
BOISE, Idaho — The 'No Kings' Protest is a nationwide movement with rallies happening all over the country, including Idaho. Thousands of people gathered in downtown Boise to display their frustrations aimed at President Donald Trump. I spoke with protesters and found they have a variety of different grievances against the current administration.
Waving American flags and carrying homemade signs, thousands of people took part in a “No Kings Day” protest Saturday at the Idaho State Capitol.
Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. In Oregon, tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Portland for two large protests -- one that began in Tom McCall Waterfront Park and the other at the Oregon Convention Center.
Around 2,000 protests were planned on Saturday in opposition to President Donald Trump. Large crowds turned out in cities like Portland, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles – and in smaller communities in traditionally conservative areas.
Organizers are calling for Americans to attend demonstrations across the country to protest President Trump on his 79th birthday.
You've probably seen at least a few photos of the huge crowds at the nationwide "No Kings" protests against Donald Trump's administration this past Saturday. Places like Los Angeles, already energized by a week of anti-ICE protests,