By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — Protesters in Warsaw and across the United States on Saturday rallied in opposition to a growing list of issues fueled by President Trump’s style of leadership.
Saturday’s demonstrations were the third iteration of the No Kings rallies organized by a large number of groups across the country that seemed to have been further galvanized by a growing war with Iran that was not approved by Congress and a budget standoff that has created a growing airport crisis.
Organizers claim the number of rallies across the country numbered around 3,000.
In Warsaw, protesters with signs touching on numerous issues lined both sides of North Detroit Street next to the Warsaw Community Public Library, and a review of video from along the road, while not inclusive, showed well over 180.
Brian Smith, the Democratic Party chairman for Indiana’s 2nd District, said he believed it was closer to 300 and described support from passing motorists as “overwhelmingly positive.”
Many at the rally spent much of their time chanting opposition to Trump and loudly cheering on motorists who offered supportive honks and thumbs up.
Unlike past rallies in Warsaw, there seemed to be fewer antagonists driving by on Saturday.
While the first two No Kings rallies focused on tariffs and other moves seen by many as authoritarian, the list of grievances against Trump has grown in recent weeks.
“It just keeps compounding,” said Allison Ross, who organized the local rally. “We’ve got ICE at the airports now, wasting tax dollars doing nothing other than terrorizing citizens,” Ross said.
“That’s when it becomes more of an authoritarian regime. My neighbors don’t feel safe. My friends don’t feel safe,” she said.
Ross said she believes the war — now in its fifth week — is a waste of money and a distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein files scandal that many tie to the president.
Four organizers also began using walkie-talkies on Saturday to communicate in case counterprotesters tried to cause problems following a slight flare-up at a recent high school protest, which led to one man’s arrest on a single misdemeanor charge.
“We have some people that are afraid to come to these protests. They’re very passionate about it, they’re afraid for their own safety, or they have kids here, so we want to make sure everyone feels safe,” Ross said
The following photos are by News Now Warsaw’s Dan Spalding.
