No Kings Protests Sweep Across US Cities

Thousands of people have taken part in “No Kings” protests against US President Donald Trump’s policies in cities across the country, including New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles.

Thousands packed New York City’s iconic Times Square and streets all around, with people holding signs with slogans like “Democracy not Monarchy” and “The Constitution is not optional”.

Ahead of the demonstrations, Trump allies accused the protesters of being linked with the far-left Antifa movement, and condemned what they called “the-hate America rally”.

Several US states had mobilised the National Guard. But organisers said the events, which drew nearly seven million people, were peaceful.

According to CNN nearly seven million people showed up for Saturday’s rallies – including more than 100,000 people in New York, organizers and officials said. Along with larger events in major cities, small pockets of “No Kings” protesters cropped up along busy thoroughfares, in small town squares and at municipal parks in red and blue states alike.

The largely peaceful protests followed a tumultuous summer of mass immigration raids, demonstrations against federal immigration enforcement and the deployment of federal troops into Democratic-led cities. (Agencies)