'No Kings' rallies expected to draw millions across US

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Dana Fisher, a professor at American University in Washington, DC, and the author of several books on American activism, forecast that Saturday could see the largest protest turnout in modern US history -- she expected that over 3 million people would participate, based on registrations and participation in the June events.
50% : Trump has said very little about Saturday's protests.
50% : In June, over 2,000 No Kings protests took place, mostly peacefully, on the same day that Trump celebrated his 79th birthday and held a military parade in Washington.
50% : But it might embolden elected officials at all levels who are in opposition to Trump."
49% : "The main point of this day of action is to create a sense of collective identity among all the people who are feeling like they are being persecuted or are anxious due to the Trump administration and its policies," Fisher said.
42% : The protests -- big and little, in cities, suburbs and small towns across the country -- follow similar demonstrations in June and will gauge the frustration level of opponents of a conservative agenda that has rolled out quickly.
40% : Since Trump took office 10 months ago, his administration has ramped up immigration enforcement, moved to slash the federal workforce and cut funding to elite universities over issues including pro-Palestinian protests against Israel's war in Gaza, campus diversity and transgender policies.
35% : " Other Republicans have blasted Democrats and marches like No Kings as motivating people to carry out political violence, especially in the wake of the September assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk, a close confidant of Trump and key members of his administration.
18% : Senator Bernie Sanders, a progressive independent, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive Democrat, have backed the marches along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who lost the 2016 presidential election to Trump.

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