Massive No Kings protesters sweep New York City and across US amid celebration of Armys 250th bday

Tens of thousands of lefty “No Kings” protesters took to the streets of New York City and across the country Saturday in a “day of defiance” against President Trump as the US Army held its 250th anniversary military parade in Washington, DC.There were no indications of significant violence or arrests in the Big Apple, where demonstrations began at around noon time in Queens and later in Brooklyn and Manhattan — where at least 10,000 showed up, police sources said.“No Kings” organizers claimed that “millions participated nationally,” though The Post couldn’t independently verify that stat.”“I just came out because I see a lot of things happening in the country that are really scary,” Lisa Doula, 53, who lives in Jersey City, told The Post from Bryant Park.“In terms of sending military out against civilians, people getting picked up by masked unidentified law enforcement and potentially getting deported, so I need to do something,” she added, referring to the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles in response to rioting.Protesters weren’t shy about being provocative, accusing Trump, who celebrated his 79th birthday Saturday, of being authoritarian for celebrating the Army’s founding as well as other grievances they had and parading the Stars and Stripes upside-down on Flag Day.Trump had long set his sights on having a blowout military parade, having marveled at similar ones abroad, such as Bastille Day in France.

After winning the 2016 election, he pushed to have tanks roll down Washington, DC, but was shut down by local officials due to fear about infrastructure damage.Planning for the Army’s 250th day parade had been in the works for nearly two years and its the first major military in DC in about 34 years.“Say it loud, say it clear, fascists are not welcome here!” protesters jeered across New York City.“No kings, no Trump! Columbia, don’t back the chump!”The Post saw signs reading “No King Here,” “No Fa...