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The 'No Kings' Protest is a nationwide movement with rallies happening all over the country, including Idaho. Thousands of people gathered in downtown Boise to display their frustrations aimed at President Donald Trump.
Protests are scheduled in Boise, Nampa and more than a dozen cities throughout Idaho this weekend as part of nationwide opposition to the Trump administration.
Organizers of "No Kings" protests have scheduled demonstrations in more than a dozen cities across the Gem State to coincide with what they describe as an expensive display of presidential power. The coordinated protests target what organizers call government overreach under the Trump administration.
Hours after the Boise rally brought thousands to the Idaho State Capitol, Nampa’s own “No Kings” rally brought hundreds of the city’s residents to Nampa City Hall.
WSJ’s Xavier Martinez reports from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where both demonstrators and counter-protesters gathered. President Trump won this county last November, receiving about three-quarters of the vote.
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Part of a coordinated "No Kings" national movement, the event drew people concerned about what they perceived to be overreach and authoritarian displays of power.
Around 2,000 protests were planned on Saturday in opposition to President Donald Trump. Large crowds turned out in cities like Portland, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles – and in smaller communities in traditionally conservative areas.
Josiah Paul says he attended today’s No Kings protest in his hometown of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, as a peacekeeper rather than a participant. He wandered the crowd clad head-to-toe in tactical gear, which included a firearm,