Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Manhattan on Saturday, protesting President Donald Trump and his policies, as part of the larger “No Kings” movement that included more than 3,000 other demonstrations planned across the country.
Protesters gathered at Columbus Circle and Central Park and marched down 7th Avenue, beating drums and protesting the Trump administration’s “Operation Epic Rage” in Iran, immigration policies and planned cuts to Medicaid and public education.
Many chanted, “No to ice! No to kings! No to war!” They carried handwritten signs bearing slogans such as “Wake up America, we live in a fascist state!” “Nothing is more American than opposing Trump.”
“It’s not the King’s Day,” said Mike Hazey, a 63-year-old retiree. “It’s warmer now, so it’s a nice day to protest.”
Those in attendance included other far-left Trump haters, such as actor Robert De Niro and state Attorney General Letitia James.
The vitriol towards ICE and the rest of the Trump administration has been well-funded.
A network of 500 groups with total budgets estimated at about $3 billion were behind the coordinated nationwide “No Kings” marches, including communist groups funded by tech mogul and alleged Chinese Communist Party propagandist Neville Singham. Fox News Digital reported.
Indivisible, a national Democratic political advocacy organization funded by far-left billionaire George Soros, is the main coordinator of the protests.
Other cities hosting demonstrations included Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, and St. Paul, Minnesota, the site of the main rally where organizers claimed more than 200,000 participated.
Rocker Bruce Springsteen performed his new protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” and was joined by others including actress Jane Fonda and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson dismissed the large-scale rallies as being driven by “left-wing funding networks” and claimed they did not have significant public support.
“The only people who care about these Trump psychotherapy sessions are the reporters who get paid to cover them,” Jackson said in a statement.
With mail wires