- Protests continue despite Trump’s threats of military force.
- “No Kings” protest set for Trump’s birthday parade.
- Critics say Trump is exaggerating threats to target immigrants.
Protesters in the US have appeared undeterred despite President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy the National Guard to other Democratic-run states.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that thousands marched in New York, Chicago, Texas, and New York amongst others.
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Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he was deploying the state’s National Guard to counter a protest announced for San Antonio.
Meanwhile, organizers have said it will be a nationwide “No Kings” movement on Saturday when Trump will attend a highly unusual military parade in the US capital.
However, Trump warned that any protests during the Washington parade would face “very heavy force.”
The parade, featuring warplanes and tanks, has been organised to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US Army but also happens to be the day of Trump’s 79th birthday.
The last large military parade in Washington was in 1991 after the first Gulf War.
The Trump administration is painting the protests as a violent threat to the nation, requiring military force to support regular immigration agents and police.
The US President recently cited a “full-blown assault on peace, on public order and national sovereignty” from a “foreign enemy.”
Regardless, protesters and the beleaguered Democratic opposition party say Trump is manufacturing a crisis that has little to do with expelling criminals in the US illegally.
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