This weekend is the second chance to protest against President Donald Trump’s administrations policies and procedures. According to organizers, people will mobilize for a nationwide, nonviolent day of action to « defend democratic norms and reject authoritarianism. »
Hundreds across the Triangle will join an even bigger number of thousands across the nation to protest the Trump Administration in a second round of « No Kings » protests.
WRAL News will be at the scene at several protests across the Triangle.
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10:30 a.m.: Apex Mayor Pro-Tempore Ed Gray said Apex Police Department did step in for presence at the protest, but their presence is not visible from where the crowds are. Gray said officers remain close by to make sure demonstrators stay safe.
10 a.m.: Tracey Kepler, a rallygoer at the Apex protest, said that she is a daughter to military service and is currently married to a veteran. She said she is patriotic and loves her country.
« I really feel like, you know, this is not what they fought for », Kepler told WRAL News.
9:30 a.m.: WRAL News was live on the scene at the Apex protest at the intersection of Hunter and Salem streets that started at 9 a.m. People with signs lined the streets while cars passed by and honked at them.
The North Carolina GOP responded to today’s ‘No Kings’ protests, saying:
« Far-left radical Democrats shut down the federal government to brag at these events they shut down the government to stop President Trump. Democrats must stop holding the government hostage at the expense of military service members, low-income families, and federal law enforcement.
