‘No Kings’ Two
Millions gathered across the world for a second “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18 to denounce the Trump administration.
The 50501 Movement, a coalition of advocacy groups, organized the event and held demonstrations nationwide and in numerous global locations, including the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia.
According to the 50501 Movement’s Instagram page, the global “No Kings” protest drew an estimated 7 million people. Yet U.S. President Donald Trump remained unimpressed.
“I think it’s a joke,” said Trump, while addressing the press on Air Force One. “They’re not representative of this country, and I looked at all the brand new signs. I guess it was paid for by Soros and other radical left lunatics.”
Organizers held multiple protests in Los Angeles County. Approximately 1,000 people went to protest in Santa Monica, at Palisades Park, while hundreds attended another demonstration in Woodland Hills.
According to Stephanie Prange, a mother who attended the protest with her daughter, she started protesting because she saw more people becoming politically involved with every Trump administration misstep. Since then, she’s attended six protests.
Protesters began worrying about their rights, safety and quality of life after nine months under the Trump administration. “We oppose the Trump administration’s actions and policies on healthcare, which will lead to millions of Americans losing their health insurance coverage and put people at risk for future pandemics,” said Dr. Stephen Tarzynski, M.D., a retired pediatrician and former president of the California Physicians Alliance.
Dr. Tarzynski said, “We’re going backwards; fewer people are going to have insurance. More people are going to get sick and our emergency rooms will be flooded by people without insurance. This will affect everybody’s costs; everybody's premiums are going to go up. Even if you have private insurance, you’re going to have to pay for people who are losing their insurance.”
Although thousands of people attended the downtown protest, there were fewer attendees than June’s “No Kings” protest. People dressed as clowns, monarchs and historical figures; some even went dressed as inflatable animals.
Most protests on Saturday ended before 5 p.m., but more protests are expected in the near future. 50501 is a national movement that addresses racial disparities, affordability and social progress. No Kings is only one of several demands the organization has.