On Saturday tens of thousands of people marched down Pine Street in Seattle, joining nationwide "No Kings" protests. At a rally in Cal Anderson Park, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said "history is being made before our eyes." The keynote speaker, Pastor Sergio Amescua from Minneapolis, a former Donald Trump supporter turned critic, urged the crowd to demand that politicians be accountable to the people.
Many participants expressed concern about the war in Iran. Michael McPherson, executive director of Veterans for Peace, said, "I'm tired of war." Governor Bob Ferguson, who stopped by the Shoreline protest, called on citizens to "defend democracy" and reminded them of the state's numerous lawsuits against the Trump administration, emphasizing the importance of legal tools in fighting authoritarian tendencies.
Based on: Seattle area No Kings day: Tens of thousands of protesters march