Anti-Trump 'No Kings' Rally Planned In Canton

CANTON, CT — With millions expected to take to the streets this Saturday, Oct. 18, for another day of anti-Trump 'No Kings Day' protests, one such event will take place in Canton.

Locally, activists will host a 'No Kings Day' rally in Canton from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Dowd Avenue and Albany Turnpike.

Community members can RSVP for the Canton rally via this link.

No Kings is a coalition of numerous progressive and pro-democracy organizations led and coordinated by the national organizing group Indivisible.

In the first No Kings protests in June, millions of people peacefully demonstrated against what they say are the authoritarian policies of President Donald Trump.

The protests were held on the same day as the U.S. Army's 250th Anniversary Parade on Trump’s 79th birthday.

At least 2,000 protests will be held Saturday in every state in the country, with demonstrations planned in most major U.S. cities, as well as in Canada and Mexico.

Protests are designed to be a peaceful day of action, according to the No Kings website.

Protestors’ ranks are expected to be swelled by laid-off federal workers who won’t get a paycheck until the federal government reopens or who may lose their jobs entirely.

No Kings said demonstrators this weekend are expected to protest a variety of administration policies, including immigration enforcement by masked agents and the disruption of migrant families, congressional map gerrymandering, health care, and higher costs of living.

Trump has even sent in U.S. military personnel and National Guard troops into U.S. cities controlled by Democrats to combat, what he claims, is "crime" and civil disobedience, a move that has angered many.

Another controversial issue impacting Trump's second term includes the Jeffrey Epstein file and the unwillingness of Trump and the GOP-led Congress to release a file on Epstein listing some of his high-profile visitors to "Epstein Island."

Epstein, a former friend of Trump, was a mega-wealthy financier and child sex offender who died in 2019 under controversial circumstances shortly after being charged with child sex trafficking.

Trump supporters, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, claim the protests really are a "Hate America" rally. Trump critics, however, say Trump's policies are fascist and racist in nature.

For more information on National 'No Kings Day' protests, click on this link.