An estimated 400 to 500 Chestertown residents gathered Saturday at Fountain Park to take part in the international No Kings protest, part of a coordinated nationwide response to what participants described as an abuse of power by President Donald Trump and his administration. The demonstration focused on opposition to the president’s immigration crackdown, the deployment of federal troops into American cities, and broader concerns about threats to democracy.
Close to 7 million people showed up peacefully for Saturday’s rallies across the nation.
Speakers included Heather Mizeur, former Maryland Delegate; Wayne Gilchrest, former U.S. Representative; Professor Adam Goodheart, Director of the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College; Rosie Ramsey Granillo, Director of the Kent County Local Management Board; and Silvia Gonzalez Roman and Jen Gloede, Co-Founders of Eastern Shore Indivisible.
The event combined speeches, music, and calls to civic action, echoing similar gatherings across the country that urged citizens to “defend the republic from authoritarian overreach.”
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Vic Pfeiffer says
I for one am so proud of this little town in which I live. To have organized such a quality event, not only because of the numbers of truly concerned & patriotic citizens who attended, but for the quality of those who spoke who come from us/spoke for us/ represent us and captured what we all feel. May we continue to push back and help forge a bright future together.
chris kayhoe says
Most americians rejoiced at not having Joe Biden act like a president for 4 years with his Demetia on full display daily and hearing his media deceptive narrative. We got a functional president that is transparent and goal accomplishing, not a lie generating president like toasty Joe Biden and his administration was. Please enjoy your many years of our real president.
Deirdre LaMotte says
Your equating anything that fine man, Biden, with the joke in the Oval now is comical, sorry. I get it though.MAGA should be angry because they know what they voted for has seriously damaged the country, Dramatically raised the cost of living, increases global warming / climate change bringing more storms, floods, wild fires and reduces the amount of aid they get to rebuild their lives in the aftermath. They should know the national deficit rises every time Republicans are in office and that thousands of them have lost their job, gone bankrupt or lost their food stamps, S.S ,medicaid / medicare and that racist deaths and treatable / preventable deaths increase dramatically when Trump is in office. However, because they are chronically racist, poorly educated and bursting at the seams with hate, they attack Biden or any other Democrat. You all have been seriously let down.
Curious, they all are genuinely unable to change their vote ,even though they know that voting Republican may cost them thousands financially, their job or even their life .And they should remember the number of family members who have died because of Trump’s lies and disinformation during his last term in office .
MAGA can only go off on a veritable deranged screaming rant of lies and insults.
So sad.
Jay Ell says
Are you okay? Everything you said is pretty much not true. Please tell me how Trump hasn’t lied at every turn.
Jenifer Emley says
Please define “demetia”.
Thank you.
Bil Anderson says
What an innovative and interesting way to waste a beautiful weekend day!
R Hawkins says
Why was it wasted? Maybe you agree with what is happening in this country. Don’t criticize others who want change.