Protesters Stand Up For Democracy, Rule Of Law At Fairfax No Kings Rally

FAIRFAX, VA — Large crowds of protesters in and around Fairfax gathered as part of the second nationwide No Kings rally held in opposition to Trump administration policies.

People carrying signs with slogans such as “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting” or “Resist Fascism” packed into New York City’s Times Square and rallied by the thousands in parks in Boston, Atlanta and Chicago, according to the Associated Press. Demonstrators marched through Washington and downtown Los Angeles and picketed outside capitols in several Republican-led states, a courthouse in Billings, Montana, and at hundreds of smaller public spaces.

"I'm here today to support just everyday Americans who are out here to advocate for our Constitution and basic American principles of the rule of law and fairness," said U.S. Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-11th), who was at the rally organized by the Woodleigh Chase Democrats on Braddock Road. "We're having a huge turnout across Fairfax and going to a couple different locations. So I just came out to lend my voice and show my support."

Since being sworn in as the 11th Congressional District's representative last month, Walkinshaw has been pushing back against Trump policies that are having a negative impact on the residents of Fairfax County.

"What I hear from people is they're fed up with the lawlessness of the Trump administration," he said, adding that many of the people at Saturday's rally were former or current federal workers. "They're fed up with the attacks on federal workers. People are concerned about the health care crisis and the skyrocketing health care costs. What I tell them is, I'm showing up at work every day in the Capitol, fighting for them."

Walkinshaw was joined by Virginia Del. Dan Helmer (D-Burke) and school board member Rachna Sizemore Heizer (Braddock), who is running in the Dec. 9 special election for the vacant Braddock District seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

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"I'm out here to support people who are fighting for democracy, who are saying that we aren't ruled by kings, we're ruled by the Constitution, the rule of law," Sizemore Heizer said. "People are out here standing up for democracy. I'm out here to support that. At the end of the day, that's what our country is all about, people having the power to use their voices to stand up for what they believe in."

Republican leaders disparaged the demonstrations as “Hate America” rallies, but in many places the events looked more like a street party. There were marching bands, huge banners with the U.S. Constitution’s “We The People” preamble that people could sign, and demonstrators wearing inflatable costumes, particularly frogs, which have emerged as a sign of resistance in Portland, Oregon.

Trump, meanwhile, spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, according to AP.

“They say they’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king,” the president said in a Fox News interview that aired early Friday, before he departed for a $1 million-per-plate MAGA Inc. fundraiser at his club, AP reported.

The Associated Press contributed to the reporting of this story.