Several thousand people gathered at the Iowa Capitol this weekend to protest Trump Administration policies.
Linda Byrd of Des Moines wore a t-shirt with the words “No Kings” — the theme of the rally. “He thinks he has more power than he should have,” Byrd said. “He just doesn’t seem to care about anything but himself.”
Similar events were held in 34 other cities around the state. Kathy Davis, who attended the largest gathering at the Capitol in Des Moines, said Trump’s Administration is inhumane. “I am just disgusted with everything these people are doing,” Davis said. “I mean they have no morals, no compassion, no humanity. They just want power and money.”
Seventy-one year old David Van Riper arrived with a Veterans Against Trump sign. “I’m upset that 1938 is being redone and that Trump and his administration is trying to be dictators,” Van Riper said. “And the way they’re treating people, especially the immigrants, is just unreal.”
Toni Holmes of Des Moines carried a sign that said “lawless government is just organized crime.”
“I’m here because I have grandkids,” Holmes said, before breaking down in tears, “and our country’s falling apart.”
A spokesperson for the Iowa GOP said President Trump “earned the support of 77 million Americans and won Iowa by a commanding margin and that’s democracy in action.”