From a man dressed in an inflatable squirrel costume shouting “Trump is nuts!” to a handmade sign that read “Proud anti-fascist,” organizers estimated more than 1,000 people marched and chanted through downtown Valparaiso Saturday for a No Kings protest.
The No Kings protest in Valparaiso was part of roughly 2,500 similar demonstrations against the Trump administration planned across the country and globe.
Participants, many of whom took part in a similar, smaller protest in June , said the larger crowd and higher energy could be attributed to the growing displeasure over the actions of President Donald Trump in the ensuing months, including an immigration crackdown, tariffs and climbing prices, and attacks on Trump’s perceived enemies.
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