As crowds gathered throughout the US and past to withstand President Donald Trump’s insurance policies, “No Kings” protesters advised NCS they felt a accountability to reveal, calling to finish immigration enforcement blitzes, the battle with Iran and the rising value of dwelling.
One demonstrator in Minneapolis stated the rationale he went out as we speak was easy: “Democracy is under threat.”
Tom Arndorfer, who held an indication studying “Elvis is the only king,” advised NCS affiliate KARE, “It’s absolutely tragic what’s happening in this country and around the world. And I just want my voice to be heard with other people.”
In Chicago, veteran Chris Holy and his son, Nicholas, advised NCS they’ve grow to be so vexed with the Trump administration they felt compelled to protest for the primary time.
“I see the injustices going on, in my opinion, what’s happening to the people in our nation, and I wanted to be here to voice my dissatisfaction with them,” Chris stated.
In Manhattan, a protester named Yohanna advised NCS, “There’s not enough room on the sign to say why” she’s protesting, including, “If we want a democracy, we have to participate in it and we have to save it.”
Fedrick Ingram, secretary-treasurer for the American Federation of Teachers, advised NCS the union had a presence in Portland, Oregon, to “make sure that we spread the word that we should be hopeful and not afraid.”
“We’ve had bad laws before and we’ve had bad politicians, and we’ve always been able to get ourselves out of that by sticking together,” Ingram stated.
One Sacramento protester advised NCS affiliate KCRA when the protests conclude, “Enough people will think about who they’re electing.”
NCS’s Zoe Sottile, Veronica Morales, Nic F. Anderson, Sophia Peyser, Donie O’Sullivan and Nina Giraldo contributed to this report.