National Guard troops are visible across Washington, D.C., as the Trump administration intensifies a crackdown on protesters and progressive nonprofits, branding opponents as terrorists, while Republicans label the upcoming “No Kings” marches a “hate America” rally. Organizers of the nationwide coalition—planning more than 2,500 events after a largely peaceful June turnout they estimated at up to six million—say they’ll demonstrate peacefully and reject claims of paid protest. Officials say the White House is “at war” with left-leaning groups, and activists cast Saturday as a defense of First Amendment rights.

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