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Rallies held in Beacon and across U.S.
In "No Kings" rallies in Beacon, New York City and around the country on Saturday (March 28), crowds protested the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's policies and actions.
In St. Paul, Minnesota, Bruce Springsteen and other speakers praised residents for taking to the streets in opposition to the tactics of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement. Springsteen performed "Streets of Minneapolis," a song he wrote in response to the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Before Springsteen took the stage, organizers played a video in which actor Robert DeNiro said he wakes up every morning depressed because of Trump but was happier Saturday because millions of people were protesting. The bill also included singer Joan Baez, actor Jane Fonda, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and a long line of activists, labor leaders and elected officials.
Organizers estimated that the first round of No Kings rallies, in June, drew more than 5 million people nationwide, followed by 7 million in October. This week they said they expected 9 million participants at more than 3,100 events.
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson characterized the rallies as the product of "leftist funding networks" with little real public support. The "only people who care about these Trump derangement therapy sessions are the reporters who are paid to cover them," she said in a statement.
The National Republican Congressional Committee was also sharply critical. "These Hate America Rallies are where the far-left's most violent, deranged fantasies get a microphone," NRCC spokesperson Maureen O'Toole said.
Beacon photos by Gary Ditlow
Organizers said two-thirds of registrations for the rallies came from outside of major urban centers, including in communities in conservative-leaning states like Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, South Dakota and Louisiana, as well in electorally competitive suburbs in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona.
Beacon photos by William Flamholtz
Demonstrations were also planned in more than a dozen other countries, according to Ezra Levin, a co-executive director of Indivisible, a group spearheading the events. In countries with constitutional monarchies, people call the protests "No Tyrants," he said.
Todd Richmond and John Hanna contributed reporting.
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By Highlands CurrentRallies held in Beacon and across U.S.
In "No Kings" rallies in Beacon, New York City and around the country on Saturday (March 28), crowds protested the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's policies and actions.
In St. Paul, Minnesota, Bruce Springsteen and other speakers praised residents for taking to the streets in opposition to the tactics of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement. Springsteen performed "Streets of Minneapolis," a song he wrote in response to the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Before Springsteen took the stage, organizers played a video in which actor Robert DeNiro said he wakes up every morning depressed because of Trump but was happier Saturday because millions of people were protesting. The bill also included singer Joan Baez, actor Jane Fonda, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and a long line of activists, labor leaders and elected officials.
Organizers estimated that the first round of No Kings rallies, in June, drew more than 5 million people nationwide, followed by 7 million in October. This week they said they expected 9 million participants at more than 3,100 events.
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson characterized the rallies as the product of "leftist funding networks" with little real public support. The "only people who care about these Trump derangement therapy sessions are the reporters who are paid to cover them," she said in a statement.
The National Republican Congressional Committee was also sharply critical. "These Hate America Rallies are where the far-left's most violent, deranged fantasies get a microphone," NRCC spokesperson Maureen O'Toole said.
Beacon photos by Gary Ditlow
Organizers said two-thirds of registrations for the rallies came from outside of major urban centers, including in communities in conservative-leaning states like Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, South Dakota and Louisiana, as well in electorally competitive suburbs in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona.
Beacon photos by William Flamholtz
Demonstrations were also planned in more than a dozen other countries, according to Ezra Levin, a co-executive director of Indivisible, a group spearheading the events. In countries with constitutional monarchies, people call the protests "No Tyrants," he said.
Todd Richmond and John Hanna contributed reporting.