The protest in downtown Houston was one of several across the Houston area and thousands in the country.
HOUSTON — Crowds gathered in downtown Houston on Saturday in the third ‘No Kings’ demonstration, held to protest what they believe is overreaching authority by the Trump administration.
The Houston protests were scheduled from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Reporter Michelle Choi was at City Hall covering it for KHOU 11. During one of her reports on KHOU 11+ an hour after the protest began, she noted the crowds were big, but not as large as the ones held last year that she covered.
She spoke with people who were in the crowd, talking about their reason for going.
“As an American, we have the right to free speech, the freedom to assemble, and when times are like they are now, I feel like it’s my duty. I’m a military veteran,” said a man named Bob in the crowd. “I’ve served this country as my father had and his father, and we are not here because we like kings. We are here because the people that are in power right now are acting like kings and trying to take away our rights and I feel like one of the things I can do is to protest peacefully.”
After the demonstration at Houston City Hall, the protesters started marching in the streets downtown. During the march, a giant version of the U.S. Constitution was visible from Air 11.
The demonstration in downtown Houston is one of several across the Houston area and thousands reported around the country.
On Friday, the White House called the planned protests “Trump derangement therapy sessions no one cares about.”
You can see live video from other marches across the country here.
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