President Donald Trump dismissed the entire premise of the “No Kings” protests being planned for Saturday, making the case why he’s no king.
The event is being organized nationally by former Capitol Hill Democratic congressional staffers Ezra Levin and his wife Leah Greenberg, who co-founded the group Indivisible.
The purpose of the protests, according to a news release from the group, is to provide counter-programming to the 250th birthday celebration for the U.S. Army taking place in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
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The day also marks Flag Day and Trump’s 79th birthday.
Great Britain, as well as British Commonwealth countries, recognize the king’s birthday as a holiday, so that is a tie-in for the protests.
The organizers said on their website NoKings.org, “On June 14 —
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