ROCHESTER, N.Y. — People in the Rochester area, and around the country, protested against President Donald Trump’s policies on Saturday in what’s being called “No Kings Day”.
According to their website, “No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance. From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism—and show the world what democracy really looks like.”
People are protesting what they feel is a crackdown on free speech, skirting the laws on immigration and due process.
The protests fall on the same day as the military parade in Washington, D.C., commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and Flag Day.
The protests come amid nationwide demonstrations over federal immigration enforcement raids. That includes protests in Los Angeles that turned violent at times, and where the president deployed around 4,000 National Guard members
Local events were held in Henrietta, Brighton, Pittsford, Fairport, Irondequoit, Canandaigua, Lima, Geneseo, Leicester, and Ovid.
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