00:00A protest to remind those in power, especially the Trump administration, that no one is above the law.
00:07Many people across the United States are protesting against what they say is the expansion of presidential powers,
00:14against immigration crackdowns, and against the war in Iran that many here fear is spiraling without a clear endgame.
00:22This is the third No Kings protest since President Trump came to power.
00:27There's been over 3,000 events in all 50 states on Saturday.
00:34Richard Rossati came from New York to Washington, D.C. to be part of it.
00:38It's about honesty, integrity, civility, respect.
00:43It's about treating our world allies like they matter.
00:47It's Trump's war. It's Trump's war. It's not an American war.
00:52Thousands of people protested in cities like Los Angeles and Minnesota,
00:56which became a focal point of the government's hard-line immigration crackdown in December.
01:02Protests there left two U.S. citizens dead.
01:06The main concern for everyone on the streets was what they called the violation of the rule of law,
01:12from the deportations without due process to the war in Iran without prior congressional authorization.
01:19He's telling us he's not going to send us to war, and he did.
01:23And we're trillions of dollars in debt, and now we're throwing more money at a war that we can't afford.
01:28The United States president says it's winning the war.
01:32Iran is being decimated. Thank you.
01:35But most people here are not convinced.
01:38People here are concerned not only about U.S. foreign policy,
01:41but also about the impact that the war has had in the United States,
01:46a rise in the cost of living, a rise in the cost of fuel that they say has had a
01:50huge impact in their lives.
01:52The protests are an example of the mounting pressure on the Trump administration
01:57as midterm elections are taking place in November.
02:03People here say they hope that boosting democratic numbers in Congress will reshape the political balance
02:09to reduce the president's power at home and abroad.
02:14Teresa Bo, Al Jazeera, Washington.
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