Trump holds military parade
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Rallies are expected throughout metro Detroit and dozens of other cities in the state from Midland to Muskegon and Milan to Marquette.
The Michiana Alliance for Democracy brought the No Kings protest to South Bend as part of a nationwide effort to criticize Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army's founding and on Flag Day, as well as Trump's 79th birthday.
Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
The No Kings events are intended to present a peaceful but patriotic “split screen” to the Trump administration’s military parade and reject what they call the president’s overreach. Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union,
“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”
At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,
The Houston demonstration is one of several planned in the region throughout the day and is expected to draw thousands of protesters.