NYCLU Statement on No Kings Day

NEW YORK CITY – Today the New York Civil Liberties Union joined New Yorkers at No Kings Day events across the state. In response, NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman issued the following statement:

“As the wannabe king squanders millions on a military parade today to emulate dictators and intimidate critics, We the People are resolute. We will stand up to the Trump regime, take on Project 2025, and defend our freedoms.

“We will not stand by and let him hijack our courts, schools, and universities. We won’t be silent as he tries to defund Medicare and our government. We will not stand by and let the racist-in-chief turn back the clock on equal rights – for Black people, women, or the LGBTQ and immigrant communities. We won’t let him demonize immigrants, separate families, upend our neighborhoods, or use his cruel deportation crusade as an excuse to call up troops to occupy our cities.

“The New York Civil Liberties Union is marching today to stand up for equal justice for everyone in this country, citizen and non-citizen alike. To stand for the people who are hurting. For the soul and values of our nation. For our right to believe what we believe, say what we think, and peacefully protest the policies of this or any other government.

“We will not bend the knee to a wannabe king. We will bend the arc of history back toward justice.”