NYC, No Kings and protesters
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No Kings Day” protests are planned in New York City and across the country this weekend in opposition to what some are characterizing as increasingly authoritarian practices by President Donald Trump.
Speaking at a "No Kings" rally in Washington, D.C., Bill Nye, the former host of "Bill Nye the Science Guy," urged lawmakers to “stop the abuses of this petulant president [Trump] and his circle of sycophants,” declaring, “No thrones, no crowns, no kings."
Opponents of President Donald J. Trump’s administration will once again rally at thousands of locations around the U.S. — and dozens upstate.
The main event in Manhattan was held in Times Square's Father Duffy Square, starting at 11 a.m. Another big one is planned for Brooklyn.
A "No Kings" protester has been arrested in Colorado for tripping a New York Giants fan, who's now known as "faceplant guy," after twice falling flat on his face while chasing a demonstrator.
Activists assembled in Manhattan to protest against the Trump administration amid the prolonged government shutdown.
Per Westword, Denver police arrested twenty-year-old Jose Cardenas for allegedly tripping the New York Giants fan in the video. It does not appear that the older gentleman ever got his sunglasses back, but at least the one guy is going to pay for his actions.
David Cox, 54, from Newark Valley, was arrested in Brooklyn after allegedly threatening to attack ICE agents with firebombs on the same day as nationwide protests.