A protest against the president donald trump It started in the city of New York this Saturday. It is the first of more than 2,500 demonstrations organized from coast to coast throughout USA during the day under the title of “No Kings” (“Without Kings”, in Spanish).
Thousands of people filled Times Square for the event organized by opposition groups gathered under the name “No Kings.” In previous editions – in June of this year, for example – They gathered more than five million people throughout the country.
The “No Kings” protests against Donald Trump are back
Trump allies accused protesters of be allied with the far-left movement Antifa and they condemned what they called “the manifestation of hatred” to the country.
Republican governors in several states have put the National Guard on alert, but it is unclear how visible the military presence will be.
Protests are expected to continue across the country throughout the day. In Washington DC, the Vermont senator, Bernie Sanderswill be the keynote speaker and events will begin around noon (local time).
The organizers say that the meeting will challenge Trump’s “authoritarianism”: “The president believes that his power is absolute,” they say on their website, adding that “in the United States we have no kings and we will not give in to chaos, corruption and cruelty.”
Across Europe, protesters took to the streets of Berlin, Madrid and Rome to show solidarity with the American people.
In an interview with Fox News that was supposed to air Sunday but was moved forward, Trump appeared to refer to upcoming rallies. “A king! This is not an act. Know? They refer to me as a king. I’m not a king“he indicated.
Donald Trump sues The New York Times again for defamation
The president of USA, Donald Trumprefiled this Thursday a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times for US$15 billion, just a month after a similar action was dismissed by a judge.
Since his return to the White House, The Republican intensified his hostility towards the media through legal action and restricted access to their press conferences.
The reason would respond to “defamatory, false and malicious statements” against him, according to the text.
“This legal action concerns numerous defamatory, false and malicious statements about President Trump made by the people sued for two articles and a book,” said the text of the lawsuit, to which the AFP agency had access.
Source: Ambito
