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Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has expanded the scope of presidential power, using executive orders to dismantle parts of the federal government and deploy National Guard troops to US cities, despite opposition from state governors.
Large crowds of people gathered to protest against President Donald Trump's policies in cities across the US, including New York, Washington, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles.
The rally in New York City's iconic Times Square drew thousands of people not long after it began on Saturday morning.
The streets and subway entrances were filled with protesters holding banners with slogans such as "Democracy not Monarchy" and "The Constitution is not optional."
Ahead of the demonstrations, Trump allies accused the protesters of being linked to the far-left Antifa movement and condemned what they called a "hate rally for America."
Saturday's organizers and protesters said the events were peaceful.
Non-violence is a core principle of No Kings events, the group states on its website, which calls on all participants to de-escalate potential tensions.
In New York, sections of the crowd regularly erupted in chants of "this is what democracy looks like," while an almost constant drumbeat beat in the background along with bells and whistles.
Helicopters and drones appeared hovering above the heads of the protesters, and police stood by the side of the road.
The New York Police Department said more than 100,000 people had gathered to protest peacefully across the city's five boroughs and that no arrests were made in connection with the protest.
In Times Square, a police officer who was nearby estimated that over 20,000 people were marching on 7th Avenue.
Beth Zasloff, a freelance writer and editor, said she joined the protest in New York because she feels outraged and concerned by what she called a "movement toward fascism and authoritarian government" that is occurring under the Trump administration.
"I care a lot about New York City," she said, adding, "It gives me hope to be here with many, many other people."
Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has expanded the scope of presidential power, using executive orders to dismantle parts of the federal government and deploy National Guard troops to US cities, despite opposition from state governors.
He has also called on the administration's top law enforcement officials to prosecute his alleged enemies.
Presidenti thotë se veprimet e tij janë të nevojshme për të rindërtuar një vend në krizë dhe i ka hedhur poshtë pretendimet se ai është diktator ose fashist, duke i quajtur histerike.
Por kritikët paralajmërojnë se disa nga lëvizjet e administratës së tij janë jokushtetuese dhe një kërcënim për demokracinë amerikane.
Massimo Mascoli, një inxhinier elektronik 68-vjeçar në pension dhe banor i New Jersey-t, i cili u rrit në Itali, tha se po protestonte sepse ishte i shqetësuar se SHBA-të po ndiqnin të njëjtën rrugë që ndoqi vendi i tij në shekullin e kaluar.
"Unë jam nipi i një heroi italian që dezertoi nga ushtria e Musolinit dhe iu bashkua rezistencës", tha Mascoli, I cili shton “ai u torturua dhe u vra nga fashistët, dhe pas 80 vjetësh, nuk prisja të gjeja përsëri fashizmin në Shtetet e Bashkuara".
Ndër shqetësimet e tij, Mascoli evidenton masat e rrepta ndaj imigracionit nga administrata Trump dhe shkurtimet e kujdesit shëndetësor për miliona amerikanë.
"Nuk mund të mbështetemi te Gjykata e Lartë, nuk mund të mbështetemi te qeveria", i tha ai BBC-së, duke shtuar “nuk mund të mbështetemi as te Kongresi. Ne kemi të gjithë legjislativin, ekzekutivin dhe gjyqësorin që janë kundër popullit amerikan tani. Kështu që po luftojmë."
Lideri i pakicës në Senat dhe demokrati i Nju Jorkut, Chuck Schumer, gjithashtu iu bashkua protestës.
“Ne nuk kemi diktatorë në Amerikë. Dhe nuk do ta lejojmë Trumpin të vazhdojë të gërryejë demokracinë tonë”, shkroi Schumer në X, së bashku me fotot e tij duke mbajtur një tabelë ku shkruhej “zgjidhni krizën e kujdesit shëndetësor”.
Në Uashington DC, senatori i Vermontit, Bernie Sanders, mbajti një fjalim kryesor.
"Ne nuk jemi këtu sepse e urrejmë Amerikën, ne jemi këtu sepse e duam Amerikën", tha ai para një turme prej mijëra njerëzish.
Në marshimin në Uashington, BBC pa një burrë që mbante një kapelë me sloganin e Trump-it "Bëjeni Amerikën të Madhe Përsëri". Ai tha se po vizitonte qytetin dhe vendosi të shihte protestën. Burri nuk pranoi të jepte emrin e tij, por tha se, ndërsa nuk e "kuptonte vërtet", njerëzit kishin qenë të sjellshëm. Pak më vonë, një grua I bëri një koment përçmues.
Protestat nuk u kufizuan vetëm në SHBA.
Në të gjithë Evropën, pati gjithashtu demonstrata në Berlin, Madrid dhe Romë, ndërsa njerëzit treguan solidaritet me qytetarët amerikanë. Në Londër, disa qindra protestues u mblodhën jashtë ambasadës amerikane.
Skena të ngjashme pati edhe në Toronto, ku demonstruesit pranë konsullatës amerikane tundnin pankarta që përmbanin edhe "Duart larg Kanadasë".
Në një intervistë me Fox News, e cila ishte planifikuar të transmetohej të dielën, por që u paralajmërua të shtunën, Trump u shfaq duke folur për tubimet e ardhshme.
"Një mbret! Ky nuk është një akt," tha Trump në një klip paraprak të intervistës. "E dini, ata po më referohen si mbret. Unë nuk jam mbret", tha ai.
"We're going to have to bring out the National Guard," Kansas Senator Roger Marshall said before the rallies, according to CNN. "Hopefully it'll be peaceful. I doubt it."
Republican governors in several US states had put National Guard troops on alert ahead of the protests.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott activated his state's National Guard on Thursday, saying it would be necessary due to a "planned Antifa-related demonstration" in Austin.
The move was denounced by Democrats, including the state's top Democrat, Gene Wu, who argued: "Sending armed soldiers to suppress peaceful protests is what kings and dictators do - and Greg Abbott just proved he's one of them."
Virginia's Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, also ordered the activation of the state's National Guard, although local reports said troops were not present during the protest.
In Washington, DC, where the National Guard has been deployed since August at Trump's request, no troops were visible at the protest, although local police were.
A protester at the rally in the capital held up a banner that read: "I am antifa."
Chuck Epes, 76, said it was an "overused" term and simply meant that he supported "peace, day care, a living wage, health care," as well as immigrants and people of color.
"He's fooling everyone or trying to do it, and it's not working," he said.
Americans are deeply divided in their opinions about Donald Trump.
A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that just 40% approved of his performance as president, while 58% disapproved. That puts him about on par with his average approval rating during his first term, but lower than his 47% rating when he took office for a second time in January.
It is common for presidents to become more unpopular as their term continues. Joe Biden had an approval rating of 55%, according to Reuters/Ipsos, in January 2021. By October of that year, his approval had fallen to 46%. / Adapted from BBC/
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