Hundreds of protesters crammed the streets of downtown San Antonio on Saturday as a part of one of many greatest nationwide days of demonstrations to this point in opposition to the Trump administration.
The loud however peaceable gathering was a part of the second large wave of protests organized by No Kings, a free community of progressive teams, to decry the unpopular president’s insurance policies, together with his draconian immigration crackdown.
Greater than 2,700 such rallies passed off across the nation — or lots of greater than took in the course of the earlier “No Kings” protests in June, when roughly 5 million folks took to the streets, in accordance with a number of media experiences.
San Antonio’s rally started in Travis Park, the place progressive Democratic lawmakers together with U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar together with state Sen. Roland Gutierrez addressed the group.
Protesters shouted anti-Trump slogans whereas carrying indicators studying “No Kings. No Lies. No Concern,” “Ditch the dictator” and “I ought to have the ability to educate with out being gunned down” as they marched by downtown streets.
All photographs by Tess Gagliano.
