CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WMBD) -- Many Peoria and Bloomington residents were part of two of the more than 2,600 different "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump nationwide.

In Bloomington, more than 1,000 people crowded the courtyard of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, and lined the sidewalk facing North East Street, as cars drove by and honked at the gathering of people, many of whom held signs denouncing the current President.

John Houser, a Farmer City resident who has traveled with his wife to both major rallies, carried two flags on a pole over his back: One an American flag, the other shared the same colors but read in all capital letters, "No kings in America, since 1776."

He said he "won't be intimidated", and that he wants to show up for his family who serve

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