Live updates: No Kings Day protest held in Oklahoma City
Protestors have gathered in Oklahoma City for the "No Kings National Day of Defiance.
OKC's rally is one of hundreds planned across cities in the United States, and was organized by two groups called Indivisible and 50501, created in response to President Donald Trump's first and second terms. The rallies are intended to protest what they organizations call "increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies."
The parade also coincides with Trump's 79th birthday and Flag Day, and comes amid the Los Angeles protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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The Oklahoma City "No Kings" protest march begins at 9 a.m. at the corner of Oklahoma City Boulevard and Hudson Avenue.
The group plans to march to to City Hall Park, at 109 N. Hudson Ave., and will hold a rally outside City Hall.
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