On Saturday Oct. 18, thousands of protesters gathered for the No Kings Rally & March, standing shoulder to shoulder in Rosa Parks Circle before marching down the streets of Grand Rapids. The second such protest after the first on June 14, timed to coincide with a parade held in Washington DC for President Donald Trump’s birthday, the protest was motivated by what has been seen as a significant political overreach by the Trump administration. Part of the broader No Kings movement, the event on Saturday was one of over 2,700 separate events held globally with a combined attendance of over 7 million.
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