I arrived in Lexington around 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, thinking I would beat much of the crowd that would gather to protest on the Battle Green about 15 minutes later. I thought wrong.
When I drove up Massachusetts Avenue, the group that had already formed on the Green was reminiscent of the crowd that gathered there to mark the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington in the spring.
This time, a sea of about 6,000 demonstrators gathered on the Green for one of the nation-wide No Kings rallies — a demonstration where people gather to protest President Donald Trump’s policies and authoritarian actions. There have been several No Kings protests, including in Lexington, since Trump’s inauguration in January…