No Kings, Florida and protests
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Organizers of the "No Kings" rallies on June 14 said the protests drew large crowds that marched against the Trump administration. See their estimates
Demonstrators gathered across South Florida on Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protests, voicing opposition to President Donald Trump and what they describe as threats to democracy.
Police estimated about 1,000 to 1,500 people attended the "No Kings" rally on both sides of PGA Boulevard near Campus Drive in Palm Beach Gardens on June 14.
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Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey warned that "peaceful protests are part of our democracy, but the key word in that is 'peaceful.'"
At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,
The county's sheriff had made incendiary remarks about police response should any violence occur. But nothing happened.
Despite peaceful demonstrations reported in multiple cities, violence flared at some anti-Trump protests over the weekend.
From Southern California to Washington, D.C., and all points between, large crowds began to gather for the planned "No Kings" rally against the Trump administration's ongoing immigration enforcement efforts on Saturday,