‘No Kings’ rally held outside SC State House

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/AP) - One of many “No Kings” rallies across the country was held outside the South Carolina State House on Saturday.

This is the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House and it is expected to be the largest. It comes against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services, but is testing the core balance of power as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that organizers warn are a slide toward American authoritarianism.

Republicans have sought to portray participants in Saturday’s rallies as far outside the mainstream of American politics, and a main reason for the prolonged government shutdown , now in its 18th day.

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