Flag Day, No Kings and protests
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Americans observe a day to commemorate the founding of the United States flag design, but this year, protests are planned throughout the nation for what is now
Saturday is Flag Day — an annual national observance that, for most Americans, comes and goes with little fanfare.
The 1,800 "No Kings" protests across the country are meant to express frustration over President Trump's actions that organizers say are authoritarian.
A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.
The No Kings Day of Defiance protests will happen during the military parade in Washington on Saturday for the Army’s 250th anniversary — which coincides with Trump’s birthday.
Evansville's local protest is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Federal Courthouse at 101 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Organizing groups are Indivisible Evansville with Evansville Resistance. The protest will feature speakers on social justice, a representative from the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party and more.
Protesters filled streets in hundreds of cities across the US to oppose President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday, as he held a military parade in Washington.