Minnesota staging flagship ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump

Demonstrators rally near the Washington Monument (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Organisers of Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies across the country are predicting that the protests against the actions of President Donald Trump and his administration could add up to one of the largest demonstrations in US history, with Minnesota taking centre stage.

Organisers say more than 3,100 events have been registered in all 50 states, with more than nine million people expected to participate.