Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered on Saturday in the nation's capital and communities across the US for ''No Kings'' demonstrations that the president's Republican Party disparaged as ''Hate America'' rallies.

With signs such as ''Nothing is more patriotic than protesting'' or ''Resist Fascism'', in many places the events looked more like a street party. There were marching bands, a huge banner with the US Constitution's ''We The People'' preamble that people could sign, and protesters wearing inflatable costumes, particularly frogs, which have emerged as a sign of resistance in Portland, Oregon.

It was the third mass mobilisation since Trump's return to the White House and came against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not onl

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