Minnesota 'No Kings' protests canceled
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Tens of thousands of protesters congregated outside the Minnesota State Capitol Saturday as part of the nationwide "No Kings" protest against the Trump administration, despite authorities urging people to stay home in the wake of the shock killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said “we will be in a position where we’ll be able to develop the motivation behind these attacks and we’ll be able to provide more information as this unfolds.
Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
Minnesota officials said they are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, who was last seen in the Twin Cities area.
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The “No Kings Day” protests will happen at the same time as a parade in Washington initiated by Trump honoring the U.S. Army.
Protesters held signs that read, “No kings since 1776,” “Bad Things Happen When Good People Do Nothing,” “Stop the Parade Fund Medicaid,” “When cruelty becomes normal compassion looks radical” and “Make Orwell Fiction Again.”
Organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations and local officials urged demonstrators to stay home from planned protests in Minnesota on Saturday after a lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot and another lawmaker and his wife were injured at their homes. Gov. Tim Walz called the incident a “politically motivated assassination.”