Celebrities take protests against Trump in nationwide
In the nationwide protests against the policy From US President Donald Trump Hollywood sizes also went onto the street. Mark Ruffalo (« Poor Things »), who is known from the « Avengers » films as a green giant Hulk, demonstrated in New York. The President has made himself a king and dictator and steps on the rights of the US citizens and the constitution with feet, said Ruffalo on the sidelines of the protest in Manhattan. « We are outraged and are afraid and the only way is that people fight against it together ». Despite the rain, they took the street to send this message here, said the 57-year-old.
Prominates among the demonstrators
Kerry Washington (48, « Scandal », « Django Unchained ») posted photos and videos from demonstrators in Los Angeles on Instagram. « This is what democracy looks like, » the actress calls in a video recording, while she marched in at the « No Kings » protest.
Glenn Close (78, « A fatal affair », « dangerous love affairs ») posted impressions from Bolzano in the US state of Montana. People are angry and would demonstrate in droves, wrote them to photos and videos of the protests there.
Kimmel brings his parents with him
Star moderator Jimmy Kimmel (57) brought his parents to a demo in the San Francisco area. « I can be grateful to see how many Americans take measures to stand up for our friends and neighbors, » he wrote on Instagram. « Loves each other, » he wrote about the hashtag #nokings. The musician Moby (59) warned on his social media: « We have to do everything we can to protect democracy ». He also showed himself in a video with demonstrators.
In the nationwide protests, a number of people took to the streets across the USA in over 2,100 cities. On the day of the large military parade in Washington, the participants demonstrated under the motto « No Kings » (no kings) against what they believe in their perspective of the president.
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