{"id":8659,"date":"2025-10-17T18:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/8659\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T18:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:31:10","slug":"anti-trump-no-kings-protests-happening-saturday-in-the-big-bend-south-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/8659\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Trump \u2018No Kings\u2019 protests happening Saturday in the Big Bend, South Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Thousands of \u201cNo Kings Day\u201d protests are planned across the nation this weekend to denounce recent policies enacted by President Donald Trump\u2019s administration, according to organizers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The \u201cNo Kings\u201d theme was created by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiftyfifty.one\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">50501 Movement<\/a>, a national movement against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Over 2,700 No Kings demonstrations are scheduled across all 50 states on Saturday, Oct. 18, including some in the Big Bend and South Georgia. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Protests will take place in Tallahassee, Valdosta, Live Oak, Perry, Sopchoppy, Apalachicola, per the website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The <a href=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\">most recent No Kings rallies<\/a> happened in June, drawing hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters to the Old Capitol in Tallahassee. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/02\/18\/protesters-denounce-trump-musk-no-kings-presidents-day-demonstration-monday-florida-capitol\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/02\/18\/protesters-denounce-trump-musk-no-kings-presidents-day-demonstration-monday-florida-capitol\/\">Another demonstration protest<\/a> happened months earlier on President\u2019s Day \u2014 nearly a month after Trump was sworn in for a second term. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">For more information about the protests, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiftyfifty.one\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fiftyfifty.one\/events\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/10\/17\/no-kings-anti-trump-protests-planned-saturday-big-bend-south-georgia\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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