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"No Kings!" anti-Trump protests planned around Utah
Protestors are taking to Utah's streets on Saturday in what organizers expect will be the largest single-day anti-Trump rally since the start of the administration.
Why it matters: The widespread movement will run counter to President Trump's multimillion dollar military parade in D.C.
"No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance," organizers wrote. "From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we're taking action to reject authoritarianism."
The intrigue: Although no anti-Trump rally in Utah has matched the size of the "Hands Off!" protest on April 5, the movement is growing to smaller cities in more conservative parts of the state.
Zoom in: At least 11 marches and rallies were scheduled throughout Utah as of Monday.
Salt Lake City: 10am at the U's Marriott Library Plaza and 6pm at Pioneer Park.
Ogden: 1pm at Union Station.
Heber City: 11am at City Hall.
Provo: 9am at 445 W. Center
Price: Noon at 350 E. Main
Ephraim: 11am at the former Kent's Market parking lot
Moab: 9:15am at Swanny City Park
Boulder: 11am at the town park
Kanab: 10am at Jacob Hamblin Park
St. George: 2pm at Vernon Worthen Park
What they're saying:"Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday," the No Kings website said. "Real power isn't staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else."
By the numbers: Millions of people are estimated to protest in more than 1,500 cities across all 50 states, organizers said.
Context: Trump's military parade coincides with his 79th birthday and the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary.
The Army expects to spend $25 million to $45 million, an estimate that doesn't include Secret Service or law enforcement.
Trump has been pushing for a military parade since his first term.
Yes, but: There is no protest planned in Washington, D.C.
That is "a deliberate choice to keep the focus on contrast, and not give the Trump administration an opportunity to stoke and then put the focus on conflict," said Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of Indivisible, one of the groups coordinating the demonstration.
