anti-Trump protests

Chaos Erupts as ‘No Kings’ Demonstrators Leave Texas Capitol Grounds for Street Protest

The anti-Trump “No Kings” protest held on the grounds of the Texas Capitol continued long after the scheduled close as hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Austin. The protesters, some wearing dark clothing, helmets, face coverings, and gas masks, blocked traffic, taunted police, overturned garbage receptacles, and moved barricades into the downtown streets until finally being dispersed by authorities several hours later.

Street March in Austin, Texas, following "No Kings" Protest at Capitol (Randy Clark/Breitb

PHOTOS: Conglomeration of Anti-Trump Leftists March on Washington Mall Ahead of Inauguration

What began in January 2017 as the “Women’s March” morphed into a smorgasbord of liberal, progressive, and socialist groups rebranded as the “People’s March” ahead of President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Despite broadening protest group categories, the rally failed to muster the size of the initial Women’s March that followed Trump’s first swearing-in ceremony eight years ago. “Anti-Trump” was the only thing the groups seemed to have in common.

An estimated 25,000 anti-Trump leftist groups marched on the Washington Mall on January 18