With unified chants “this is what democracy look like” echoing throughout the grounds of the State Capitol in Hartford, thousands of people came out on Saturday and rallied with a clear message: There are no kings in America.

The Hartford rally, part of 50 organized by groups across Connecticut , was part of the larger “No Kings” movement nationwide. Organizers say it is a joyful celebration of democracy, America and its flag because what’s needed now.

The “No Kings” rally “is a peaceful national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration,” according to Indivisible , the organizer of the movement. Thousands of rallies were held across the United States and in a handful of other countries.

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