Name: Tens of Thousands Rally in ‘No Kings’ Protests Across US
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Thousands of people gathered in Philadelphia by midday on June 14, for one of the several “No Kings” protests scheduled in cities across the country, protesting President Donald Trump's agenda on his 79th birthday.

On a stage set at the base of the Philadelphia Art Museum’s iconic “Rocky” steps, speakers, including Mayland’s democratic congressman Jamie Raskin, Martin Luther King III, and Andrea King Waters, stood up to speak to the crowd.

“We gather at a crossroads, one that asks us once again, is this America?” Waters said. "Is this America, when flash bombs fall on peaceful protesters, but not on injustice? Is this America, when the First Amendment is honored in print but punished in practice? Let me be clear, this is not patriotism. This is performance. This is not leadership. This is illusion.”

People held signs with various slogans like "Reign Reign Go Away," "If there's money for a parade, there's money for Medicaid," and "Real Kings Don't Need Tanks.” Pro-Palestinian flags were also present.

Karen Van Trieste, 61, drove up from Maryland. She said she grew up in Philadelphia and wanted to be with a large group of people showing her support.

“I just feel like we need to defend our democracy,” she said. She is concerned about the Trump administration’s layoffs of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the fate of illegal immigrants, and the Trump administration's executive orders, she said.

Ahead of the protests, though, many Philadelphians seemed unconcerned, if not unaware, of what was about to take place.

One woman, who declined to be formally interviewed, told The Epoch Times that she wasn’t sure exactly what the protest was about.

When she learned that it had been organized against Trump holding a parade on his birthday, she rolled her eyes and said, “See, this is why I don’t get involved in this tomfoolery.”

A protestor holds a placard during a march down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art during a nationwide "No Kings" rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 14, 2025. (Erin Blewett /AFP via Getty Images)

Not all residents were unaware. Roland, a 64-year-old native of Guyana who has lived in the city for the last 34 years, told The Epoch Times that he would be staying home on Saturday.

Roland, a naturalized citizen of the U.S., witnessed the 2020 riots that followed the death of George Floyd.

“A lot of businesses were broken up,” he said.

He also noted that a friend, who drove for Uber at that time, received a ride request while the rioting was taking place.

When the friend arrived at the pick-up spot, he found that his passenger was actively looting a local business and had used the rideshare app to request a getaway driver.

Jorge Gonzalez, a restaurant worker, was also present during the unrest in 2020; this time, he was not taking any chances, he said.

The night before the protest, he was boarding up the windows outside his establishment.

Gonzalez said in 2020, restaurants a block away had their windows smashed, as looters swarmed the buildings and stole the alcohol from the bars.

The protests were organized by the 50501 Movement, so named for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.

People gather for "No Kings Day" in Los Angeles on June 14, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Thousands have already gathered in cities like Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami Beach, Florida; Dallas, Texas; and Los Angeles, California.

There were also supposed to be protests in Minnesota, but those had been canceled, according to <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/no-kings-protests-canceled-in-ne-minneapolis-after-targeted-shootings-at-lawmaker-homes/">CBS News</a>, due to the <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/minnesota-lawmaker-husband-killed-in-targeted-shootings-5872902?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0">shootings</a> of two of the state’s lawmakers, one of whom was killed.

Before organizers canceled demonstrations in the state, Gov. Tim Walz warned against attending rallies after the lawmakers were shot.

“Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political rallies today in Minnesota until the suspect is apprehended,” Walz wrote.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/tens-of-thousands-estimated-in-philadelphia-as-nationwide-no-kings-protests-begin-5872932">The Epoch Times</a>

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