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A second round of "No Kings" demonstrations are planned for Saturday, Oct. 18. Here's where events are scheduled in Washington state.
The rallies were "just reinforcement of the view that Donald Trump should not be given a blank check to continue his lawless activities," Sen. Chris Van Hollen said.
The Pacific Northwest’s largest “No Kings” protest is set to take place in Seattle on Saturday, alongside several other rallies across western Washington.
Dozens of "No Kings" rallies are scheduled across western Washington for Saturday, Oct. 18, from Bellingham to Vancouver, to the San Juan Islands.
Protesters flooded into streets chanting, marching and waving homemade signs. Organizers said nearly 7 million people showed up for the demonstrations across the country.
More "No Kings Day" protests come amid a partial government shutdown and as Trump sends, or threatens to send, National Guard troops to Democrat-led cities.
"I served this country because I believe in the promise of freedom, equality and democracy,” one veteran said in the lead-up to the Oct. 18 "No Kings" protests nationwide.
Demonstrators gathered in Washington, D.C., to take part in the nationwide “No Kings” protests over what organizers call President Trump’s “crackdowns on First Amendment rights.” Millions of people are expected to protest across the country.
The "No Kings" organizing group said rallies are expected in hundreds of locations across the country on Saturday in cooperation with civil rights groups and other organizations. The movement said it mobilized millions of people at its protests in June. Here is the latest map from their website showing where rallies are planned:
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Your typical No Kings attendee in D.C., according to data
The big picture: The typical attendee at the D.C. protest was an educated white woman in her 40s who heard about the event either through friends or via Instagram, according to preliminary data collected by American University researchers who track protest movements.