No Kings, Greater Cincinnati and Trump
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"No Kings" protests are going on around the country, including here in Cincinnati. A protest was held on UC's campus at 11 a.m.
A string of protests is planned throughout Greater Cincinnati as part of a nationwide movement opposed to President Donald Trump and his administration. The June 14 "No Kings" protests, organized by activist group Indivisible and its partners,
Demonstrators turned out across the Cincinnati area and the country to protest President Trump's immigration actions, and a military parade in D.C.
"We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events..."
All "No Kings" protests have been canceled in Minnesota after two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot in targeted attacks.
The mass protest will be focused on the Trump administration's actions that protesters believe are authoritarian and blur the line of democracy.
People rallying at the "No Kings" protest on the University of Cincinnati campus could be heard chanting, "This is what democracy looks like." Our crew at the rally said there are more than a thousand people there.
Organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations and local officials urged demonstrators to stay home from planned protests in Minnesota on Saturday after a lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot and another lawmaker and his wife were injured at their homes. Gov. Tim Walz called the incident a “politically motivated assassination.”