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Saturday’s anti-Trump protests have largely wound down across the U.S.—and most official events appear to have wrapped up without much controversy or violence. “In one of the largest protests in Seattle history,
Approximately 70,000 people joined the "No Kings" protest in Cal Anderson Park before marching to the Space Needle and then the Seattle Center in downtown.
State leaders and law enforcement are bracing for a day of protest against President Trump’s immigration actions across Washington on Saturday.
City and state officials say they are prepared for one of the largest protests in Seattle since President Donald Trump began his second term.
Tens of thousands marched down 5th Avenue, with no reports of property damage, according to the Seattle Police Department. It was over 1.5 miles of people.
With reporting by Alex Garland Crowds were measured by the mile Saturday as demonstrators marched from Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s contribution to a weekend of
Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. In Oregon, tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Portland for two large protests -- one that began in Tom McCall Waterfront Park and the other at the Oregon Convention Center.
Those millions included an estimated 200,000 people in Los Angeles, 100,000 in Philadelphia, 70,000 in Seattle and over 50,000 in New York.
As nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations approach Saturday, the Seattle Police Department issued a public message outlining how officers plan to support protest activity in the city.