Millions of Americans took to the streets in the No Kings demonstrations that stretched across the country on Saturday, June 14. Organizers estimate that there were more than 2,000 rallies and protest demonstrations with approximately five million people participating. Several readers of TheRighting sent in images from rallies they attended and here are just a few of the several I received.
Natick, Mass., had the funniest sign of the day. (Photo by Emily Zylber)
Second funniest sign of the day (with lots of competition) in Natick, Mass. (Photo by David Zylber)
Hearty No Kings demonstrators braved the rain and late spring chill in Natick, Mass. (Photo by Emily Zylber)
A demonstrator in Natick, Mass., gets creative with his No Kings sign. (Photo by Emily Zylber)
This demonstrator in Grand Junction, Colorado, gave up an afternoon of fishing to raise his voice against the policies of the Trump administration. (Photo by Kitty Nicolason)
Catherine Chayka, our correspondent in Minnesota, captured an image of a large demonstration in St. Paul. “Minnesota state police were asking the public to stay away from the No Kings events ‘out of an abundance of caution’ due to the assassination of one (state senator) and attempted assassination of a second Democratic state legislator early (Saturday morning),” Chayka reports. “While that did result in the cancellation of some events around the state, that didn’t stop us at the state Capital.”
In a somber day in St. Paul, Minn., where residents were reeling from the political violence aimed at two Democratic lawmakers earlier in the day, a sign at the No Kings demonstration added a welcome note of levity. (Photo by Catherine Chayka)
With temperatures soaring above 105 in Tucson, Arizona, No Kings demonstrators took to the streets to protest in their air conditioned vehicles. Photographer Wayne Guerrini reports that several thousand vehicles participated.
Arthur Ahrens estimates that up to 2,500 protestors lined a highway in Canandaigua, NY, about 30 miles south of Rochester. He writes that it was his fourth protest of the year and they are “definitely growing.” He also observed more young people among the protestors. “It was surprising and gratifying, and augurs well for the future,” he concluded. (Photo by Arthur Ahrens)
In Canton, New York, part of the district served by Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, 700 demonstrators turned out. (Photo by Sean Myers)
Getting creative in Natick, Mass. (Photo by David Tyler)
As the saying goes, sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. (Photo by Joseph Stricker who did not identify where the image was taken)
