Hundreds of protesters gathered on Saturday in Downtown Brooklyn for the No Kings protest, a day of defiance against President Donald Trump overstepping the limits of his power in his second term.
The peaceful event attracted about 200 to 300 people, with many Brooklyn residents coming out in the rain to protest.
The demonstrators circled the Brooklyn Korean War Veterans Plaza in one of two No Kings protests in the borough, organized by the 50501 advocacy group.
Protesters held signs that said “Resist,” “No Kings,” and “Liberty and justice for all.”
“I just feel so hopeless,” said 71-year-old Chuck Dorr. “I cannot stay at home and read one more story.”
The nation-wide protest in over 1,500 cities follows a week of large-scale protests in Los Angeles, which escalated when President Donald Trump deployed the military there.
In New York, 86 people were arrested in Manhattan’s Foley Square Tuesday night.
The weekend protest in Brooklyn was tame by comparison, with children alongside their parents and caregivers chanting, “Hey, hey. Ho, ho. Trump has got to go.”
Mira came out to protest with her American flag upside down.
“It represents that we are protesting what’s going on in the country, with our current president, and this is not demonstrative of the democracy,” said Mira, 67, who declined to disclose her last name.
The No Kings protest happened on Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag, Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., and with the president’s 79th birthday.
“Every day it just gets crazier and crazier, and [Trump] is trying to become king or dictator and ugh, we can’t let it happen, we can’t let it happen,” said 67-year-old Annie Salamanca.
