'No Kings' rallies erupt into violence in Portland, Los Angeles, and Dallas as protests spread nationwide
Thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators filled streets across the country Saturday under the banner of "No Kings", and in at least three cities, the marches turned violent, with protesters hurling cement blocks at federal agents, clashing with police, and forcing officers into riot gear.Near Mar-a-Lago, the scene took a different kind of turn when vulgar female protesters lifted their shirts outside the president's Florida residence in what the Post described as a lewd display directed at the president's residence. Whatever political message that was meant to convey, it is unlikely to persuade anyone who was not already persuaded.
The protests, organized against the Trump administration, stretched from Portland, Oregon, to New York City. But the sharpest confrontations played out in Los Angeles, where Department of Homeland Security agents deployed tear gas after demonstrators attacked them outside a federal detention facility.
hey also played out in Portland, where evening demonstrations spiraled out of control; and in Dallas, where police had to physically separate opposing groups, the New York Post reported.
The pattern is now familiar. Protests marketed as democratic expression devolve into targeted aggression against federal law enforcement, and the officials tasked with keeping order in blue cities are slow to intervene, unable to intervene, or unwilling to try.
