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An estimated 4,000 people gathered in Boise on Saturday for a No Kings Rally, protesting against Donald Trump and what they call administrative overreach.
In a heartfelt social media post, Boise PD thanked the public for "demonstrating what a respectful civic engagement looks like."
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The Nation on MSNThe No Kings! Movement Trumped TrumpOn a day that the president spent millions of tax dollars to celebrate his ego, millions of Americans protested his flailing rule.
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 of "No Kings" protests have scheduled demonstrations in more than a dozen cities across the Gem State to coincide with what they describe as an expensive display of presidential power. The coordinated protests target what organizers call government overreach under the Trump administration.
Organizers are calling for Americans to attend demonstrations across the country to protest President Trump on his 79th birthday.
The "No Kings" Chicago protest Saturday in Daley Plaza is one of the anchor events for a national anti-Trump movement. It is one of more than 1,800 protests being held nationwide in response to the Trump military parade.
More than 140,000 protesters gathered in cities across the Bay Area as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protests that brought young and old alike into the streets to in a “nationwide day of defiance” set to coincide with President Donald Trump’s $45 million military parade in Washington,