{"id":10099,"date":"2025-10-18T18:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T18:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/10099\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T18:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T18:50:13","slug":"protesters-counter-protesters-gather-in-front-of-citizens-tower-in-downtown-lubbock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/10099\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters, counter-protesters gather in front of Citizens Tower in downtown Lubbock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Downtown Lubbock was the site of a \u201cNo Kings\u201d rally Saturday, one of many held in cities nationwide.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3L2CMC4OHBCLPMWQATXQDSVUXI.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.(KCBD \/ Eduardo Antonio Hern\u00e1ndez)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Earlier this week Tara Findley said in a news release she is the founder of a new group, Defend Democracy Lubbock. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Findley said the group gathered to protest President Trump\u2019s policies on immigration, health care, environmental protections and congressional redistricting. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/X2BPU4MI55AABJYOE22FONZSVE.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025(KCBD \/ Jayden Santos)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Protesters gathered on the west side of Avenue K near 14th Street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/G5LY4YTB6ZEF5LBQP6QUFDGMIY.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025(KCBD \/ Jayden Santos)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">President Trump said in an interview on FOX News Friday, \u201cthey say they\u2019re referring to me as a king. I\u2019m not a king.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6WVAXBYK4NCARF5XHLLRS6YD4A.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025(KCBD \/ Jayden Santos)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6382821976112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6382821976112\">claimed to Sean Hannity<\/a> on FOX News that Democrat billionaire George Soros is helping fund the nationwide protests. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThere\u2019s considerable evidence that George Soros and his network are behind funding these rallies, which may well be riots all across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Ezra Levin is a co-founder of Indivisible, one of the key organizers of the nationwide rallies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThere is no greater threat to an authoritarian regime than patriotic people-power,\u201d Levin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police officers were in the area, which is right outside police headquarters, providing security.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DJGGRSPEHZGA5P5NOL4YNGEB2M.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.(KCBD \/ Eduardo Antonio Hern\u00e1ndez)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">There was also a group of counter-protesters on the east side of Avenue K. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5KKQZH6455BB3E32CAOWEKOQNY.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.(KCBD \/ Eduardo Antonio Hern\u00e1ndez)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27AIP2G235FN7NOLITXQ76BVWE.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.(KCBD \/ Eduardo Antonio Hern\u00e1ndez)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GEVH4SJYPFBMJLXHDANGEYIL6M.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025(KCBD \/ Jayden Santos)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VT4SAWMCJFDHPPG6KIO34LO56Y.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025(KCBD \/ Jayden Santos)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M3YGWG4XBJFKVGSNYZ63WEH7UE.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Downtown Lubbock Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025(KCBD \/ Jayden Santos)<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KCBD. 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