On Saturday morning, hundreds of protesters pulled out Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore, putting on American flags, protest signs and Eagles equipment. The demonstrators were gathered at “No Kings”, a collection of protests taking place throughout the country in response to the policy of President Donald Trump and converging with his military parade in Washington.
Passing cars trumpeted in support, and the crowd broke out in the interpretation of “God Bless America” ​​and “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
Protesters criticized the Trump administration policy regarding immigration, federal expenses, healthcare and LGBTQ rights.
Suzanne Kane, 65, with Narberth, said as a senior citizen that she was worried about the stock exchange and rising prices.
“I just can’t come up with one thing that has been corrected since Trump was chosen,” said Kane.
47-year-old Tom Kelleher from Wayne waved the American flag upside down, which belonged to his brother, an American military veteran who served in Iraq.
Kelleher comes from the veterans’ family and said that he proudly holds the flag upside down “because I think our country is in danger.”
Lower Merion is a deep blue pocket in Montgomery in Montgomery, where the former vice president of Kamala Harris won 61% of votes in 2024.
Chris Ramsey, 67, from Bryn Mawr, called himself a “healthcare voter.” He came out to protest as a member of the Bleeding Disorders community, a group that, he said, would be exposed to an extremely high risk if he lost access to healthcare through Medicare, Medicaid and the Act on inexpensive care.
Ramsey quoted special concerns about the division of blood disorders and public health genomics Center for Disease, which have been affected Having exemptions this spring.
83 -year -old Alice Dustin from Ardmore said she was surprised by the number of people who showed protest. She said that she was “absolutely terrified” in funds spent on a military parade in Washington and criticized the federal government for “using government money and taking it from people who need them.”
Dressed in the Founder in the style of her father, who had from the eighth grade, 15-year-old Kaia Bjorhus said that she felt that her outfit showed that the protest was “more than sad.”
“We can beat [this] If we are positive about it, she said.
When the protesters dispersed around 11 am, some planned to go to Norristown, where local progressive groups planned a poviat protest with speakers, including American representatives. Madeleine Dean and Mary Gay Scanlon. Thousands gathered in Love Park in Philadelphia, while others gathered around the region and the country.
