The US prepares for nationwide protests on day of Trump's birthday military parade

Published connected 14/06/2025 - 10:00 GMT+2•Updated 14:28

Cities crossed nan US are preparing for awesome protests against US President Donald Trump connected Saturday, while he is group to be a subject parade successful nan superior Washington to people nan US army's 250th day connected a time that besides coincides pinch his birthday.

It is expected to beryllium nan largest single-day mobilisation since Trump returned to agency for his 2nd terms, nan protests' organisers said, arsenic they expect millions to return to nan streets crossed each 50 states and commonwealths.

A flagship "No Kings" anti-Trump march and rally are planned successful Philadelphia, pinch demonstrations group to return spot successful cities crossed nan country. No events are planned successful nan capital, wherever nan subject parade is taking place.

The protests travel astatine nan extremity of a week which has seen demonstrations flare up successful respective locations astir nan state complete national migration enforcement raids, which besides saw Trump bid National Guard troops and Marines to caput to Los Angeles.

Some protesters blocked a road and group cars connected fire, pinch constabulary responding pinch tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades. A curfew was imposed successful nan city, while Democratic governors decried nan deployment of troops arsenic an "alarming maltreatment of power" by nan Trump management arsenic they urged calm connected nan portion of nan demonstrators.

Addressing protestors, Washington State's Democrat Governor Bob Ferguson called for serene demonstrations successful bid to debar nan subject being sent to his state. "“Donald Trump wants to beryllium capable to opportunity that we cannot grip our ain nationalist information successful Washington state,” he said.

Meanwhile, Republican governors successful Virginia, Texas ,Nebraska and Missouri are already mobilising National Guard troops to support rule enforcement negociate nan planned protests.

Virginia Governore Glenn Youngkin told reporters connected Friday location will beryllium “zero tolerance” for violence, demolition aliases disrupting traffic, and "if you break nan law, you're going to beryllium arrested." The governors of Nebraska and Missouri echoed that sentiment, pinch nan second vowing he would return a proactive attack and not "wait for chaos to ensue."

A march is besides planned to spell to nan gates of Trump's Mar-a-Lago edifice successful Florida, wherever Republican Governor Ron DeSantis warned that "the statement is very clear" and should not beryllium crossed.

'No Kings'

The astir 2,000 protests crossed nan state person been organised to definitive what nan organisers opportunity is simply a rejection of authoritarianism, billionaire-first authorities and nan militarisation of nan country's democracy.

Their scheme is to explicitly antagonistic nan military's 250th day celebration, which Trump will beryllium attending. The subject parade was added to nan celebrations conscionable a fewer weeks ago, and is expected to pull up to 200,000 people.

The "No Kings" taxable was put together by nan alleged 50501 Movement, whose sanction 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, 1 movement.