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Here S A Look At The Scene From The No Kings Protest In Fort Worth

Bonisiwe Shabane
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here s a look at the scene from the no kings protest in fort worth

Despite the rain soaking their flags and smearing the writing on their signs, thousands marched through the streets of downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, shouting, “Donald Trump has got to go.” Entirely peaceful, the Fort Worth No Kings rally and march were part of a national movement against President Trump’s “authoritarianism,” according to the release. The local event was organized by Tarrant County AFL-CIO, Fort Worth Area Indivisible, Indivisible TX-24 and Indivisible TX-12. Saturday’s event at Burk Burnett Park drew roughly 6,500 people — more than the June No Kings rallies in Arlington and Fort Worth had combined. Some carried American flags or dressed in whimsical costumes, but the majority held signs conveying pro-democracy and anti-Trump messages. U.S.

veteran Jeremiah Dye said he came out to the protest dressed as in an inflatable frog suit because democracy is a participation sport and resistance to bad governance can be joyful. “When I look around, and I see my veteran brothers and sisters sleeping under the bridges, going without food, going without access to mental health care and health care facilities,” Dye said, “when I... To the chants of "We are the people, we are the power," a "No Kings" protest opposing Trump administration policies and recent immigration raids kicked off Saturday in Dallas as a helicopter circled overhead. Within about 30 minutes, the crowd had swelled to about 1,000 people. Later in the day, it appeared that number had grown substantially. A Dallas police spokesman estimated the number at 10,000.

No Kings protests were scheduled on Saturday throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, also in Fort Worth, Denton, Arlington, Frisco, McKinney, Flower Mound, Greeneville, Weatherford, Euless and Burleson. Protesters marched into downtown Dallas from city hall. The march passed along several blocks of Main Street before the participants headed back to the plaza outside Dallas City Hall. The plaza was jam-packed with protesters even before the official start time at noon. Protesters chanted anti-trump slogans and waves hundreds of homemade signs. Observers with the National Lawyers Guild were present to respond to violations or civil rights, but the demonstration appeared to be free of any significant confrontations.

A few protesters openly carried handguns, but that barely attracted notice. Thousands of North Texans on Saturday filled courthouse squares and parks, marched on downtown streets or held up signs along sweltering highways as part of the nationwide “No Kings” rallies in protest of Trump... On a day of celebration in Washington for the Army’s 250th birthday, including the largest military parade in the nation’s capital since 1991, the No Kings demonstrations were billed as peaceful displays of dissent... The “no kings” theme accused the president of acting like a tyrant, on what happens to also be Trump’s birthday. Many who attended the roughly 2,000 protests in all 50 states — including Fort Worth, Arlington and Dallas — were motivated by the government’s immigration crackdown, raids and deportations. The Fort Worth protest filled Burk Burnett Park in downtown for more than three hours with boisterous chants of “this is what democracy looks like” and T-shirts slogans like “Mexicans make America great.”

Across North Texas, the visible presence of police was minimal, as were the number of counter-protesters. While some demonstrators were treated for heat-related illness, there were no immediate reports of injuries, violence or arrests by late afternoon. More than 1,300 people in Arlington lined Abram Street outside the Tarrant County Subcourthouse with signs and chants like “immigrants are welcome here” and “justice now.” And in Dallas, an estimated 10,000 marched through... Despite afternoon rain, thousands took to the streets of North Texas for protests against the Trump administration on Saturday. NORTH TEXAS - Despite afternoon rain, thousands took to the streets of North Texas for protests against the Trump administration on Saturday. People brought signs and marched at the "No Kings" protests.

Across the country, large crowds gathered in over 2,500 cities in protest against President Donald Trump. It was no different here in the Metroplex, as thousands took to the streets for the "No Kings" protests. Cars honked, motors revved, crowds chanted and drums beat across Burk Burnett Park for more than three hours June 14 in near-100-degree temperatures for the Fort Worth “No Kings” protest. The Fort Worth Police Department estimated 1,500 to 2,000 people gathered for the protest, which joined more than 1,800 such events being held in cities nationwide for a declared “No Kings Day.” The national... Activists said they came to the rally because of a range of issues — most of which could be traced to a general feeling that Trump has overstepped his constitutional authority and is a... They held signs protesting issues including the Trump administration policies on immigration, tariffs and abortion.

Activists also protested local Republicans, including Bo French, chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, and Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare. In the North Texas area, eight protests were affiliated with the national movement, according to Fox 4, including one that drew over 1,000 people in Arlington.

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