Villagers were out in force Saturday for the largest-ever No Kings protest in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown.
The two previous No Kings demonstrations drew huge numbers, but the third time was obviously the charm.
There were more than 5,500 demonstrators lined up along Morse Boulevard at the entrance to Lake Sumter Landing, according to Rochelle Larson of Villagers 4 Democracy.
“Folks have had enough of the Trump Administration’s incompetence and cruelty. We are telling the Republicans in Congress and the Trump Administration that Americans have had enough, and we will continue to protest until this administration is out of office,” Larson said.
Meanwhile, a record crowd also gathered at the three corners of the Warm Springs/Marsh Bend intersection down south. There were 1,250 protesters at that location, three times as many as there were on Oct. 18 for the second No Kings protest at the same spot.
“Although there were only 1,250 protesters at The Villages-South location, we counted about 8,000 vehicles and another 1,300 golf carts and their passengers who saw us and our messages today,” said LaRae Donnellan, of the Village of Dunedin and Democratic Club of The Villages Rally Committee Chair…