Article 74J7P Third No Kings protest draws 8 million worldwide to push back on Trump administration

Third No Kings protest draws 8 million worldwide to push back on Trump administration

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Lex McMenamin, Fabiola Cineas, Rachel Leingang and
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Anti-authoritarian rallies, in all 50 states plus more than a dozen countries, were the largest number of protests in a single day in US history

More than 8 million people protested against the Trump administration at more than 3,300 No Kings events across the US and in more than a dozen countries on Saturday, according to organizers. It's the greatest number of protests in a single day in US history, said Britt Jacovich, the deputy communications director for Move On, one of the organizers behind No Kings.

Saturday's protest was the third No Kings, organized by a coalition that also includes anti-authoritarian" groups Indivisible and 50501, labor unions and other grassroots organizations. The last one in October drew 7 million people nationwide.

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