Thousands Turn Out For 'No Kings' Protest Rally In Westport

WESTPORT, CT — One of the largest protest crowds in recent memory turned out for the No Kings rally in Westport Saturday, in an act of defiance against President Donald Trump and his administration.

An exact estimate of the crowd size was not immediately available, but both sides of the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge (Route 1) were jammed with people, with one Westport police officer who spoke with Patch placing the number above two thousand.

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Thirty No Kings rallies were scheduled for Connecticut on Saturday, and more than 2,000 throughout the country.

— "No Kings Ever!" shouted Fairfield resident Steven Sheinberg, chair of the Fairfield Democratic Town Committee. Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

The rallies coincided with a military parade in Washington DC to mark Trump's 79th birthday, which was also billed as a celebration of the 250th anniversary of U.S. Armed Forces. Organizers of the No Kings rallies did not hold one in the DC area.

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Westport's rally was peaceful, though an ambulance was called to the scene at one point, due to one attendee experiencing a medical emergency.

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch

— Photo credit: Alfred Branch/Patch