Organizers expect more than 2,500 demonstrations across country after high turnout at June protests as Robert De Niro urges Americans to ‘stand up and be counted’
Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s coverage of the protests due to take place across the country on Saturday, dubbed ‘No Kings’ in protest at the Trump administration.
Leaders of the movement estimated during a press conference on Thursday that there will be more than 2,500 demonstrations throughout the US. “We do not expect there to be any need for the National Guard to be deployed, but if the Trump administration attempts to do that as a way to intimidate peaceful protests, we are prepared for that,” they added.
Leaders of the coalition also said that they don’t anticipate anything other than a peaceful protest, and don’t currently have any information that would suggest any outside agitator groups are planning to disrupt the coordinated demonstrations.
Millions of people turned out for similar protests on Saturday 14 June as Donald Trump held a military parade in the streets of Washington DC.
