Seattle, No Kings and Washington
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The Pacific Northwest’s largest “No Kings” protest is set to take place in Seattle on Saturday, alongside several other rallies across western Washington.
Dozens of "No Kings" rallies are scheduled across western Washington for Saturday, Oct. 18, from Bellingham to Vancouver, to the San Juan Islands.
SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department estimated the No Kings march stretched more than a mile long Saturday. Organizers with Seattle Indivisible reported preliminary counts of nearly 90,000 people taking part.
Many No Kings Day rallies are planned for Saturday, Oct. 18 in South King County, regionally and nationally to protest against the Trump administration. Local rallies include Covington, Auburn, Renton and Des Moines. An estimated 2,500 rallies are expected throughout the nation, including in Olympia and Washington, D.C.
Mexican flags, which have become a fixture of the Los Angeles protests against immigration raids, also made an appearance at some demonstrations. Are the 'No Kings' protests expected to be violent? On the group's website,
Protesters marched and chanted against the Trump administration in Washington, D.C., on Saturday (October 18) as thousands of planned "No Kings" protest rallies took shape in the United States and abroad.
Streets around Grant Park will likely be impacted, and rolling street closures should be expected for anyone traveling downtown, especially once the march begins. The weather Saturday is forecast to be rainy and gloomy,