US President Donald Trump held a military parade on his 79th birthday on Saturday. At the same time, the United States experienced the greatest protests against its politics to date. The organizers talk about more than five million participants in more than 2100 cities. A demonstrator was seriously injured in Salt Lake City.
The demonstrations ran on Saturday under the motto “No Kings” (no kings). The participants accused Trump’s authoritarian appearance and criticized his migration policy with the large -scale deportation campaigns.
Protests overshadowed by fatal murder at the American Democrat
The protests were also overshadowed by a presumably politically motivated crime in the state of Minnesota: a Democratic parliamentary member and her husband were shot in her house, another Democrat and his wife were seriously injured. The alleged perpetrator is still fleeting. For security reasons, various planned anti-Trump demonstrations were canceled in Minnesota.
Capitol in Texas evacuated: suspect arrested
There was also excitement in Austin in the state of Texas. For a planned demo against Trump, the Capitol was cleaned up as a precautionary measure and temporarily closed due to a threat situation for MPs. A suspect was arrested a few hours later. According to the police there is no danger anymore.
Stones and bottles thrown
Even the protests on the street did not remain peaceful everywhere. In the city center of Los Angeles, tear gas was used on an authority building to push protesters back. According to the police, stones and bottles were thrown out of the crowd.
Several protesters were arrested in New York, as the Omroep CNN reported. The protesters repeatedly sang: “This is what democracy looks like” and demanded that Trump was removed. The work of the ICE Immigration Police was criticized for many signs, some wore inscriptions such as: “If I want a dictator, I ask my cat.” Ice was criticized for her raids and arrests.
Celebrities also involved in demos
Prominates also marched. The actor Mark Ruffalo, known as Hulk actor in “Marvel” films, was there in New York. The actresses Glenn Close, Anna Kendrick and Tessa Thompson published videos of the protests on their Instagram accounts.
The TV presenter Jimmy Kimmel demonstrated with his parents in San Francisco in a T-shirt with the call “Make America Good Again” (makes America well again) based on the Maga slogan of the Trump supporters.
Protesters wanted to storm Trumps
The mayor of Oakland, Barbara Lee, said during a meeting: “We are here to remind us of our country that this is a democracy. No kings allowed,” the politician. “We don’t allow dictators in a democracy.” In Florida, protesters were stopped by the police on their way to Trump Mar-A-Lago’s home.
In the meantime, Trump had organized a military parade in Washington on Saturday. The opportunity was the 250th day of the base of the US Army. But it was also the 79th anniversary of the US President.
Source: Krone
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