There are several problems here, but let’s start with an easy one: To be historically accurate, the 250th Army birthday that Trump claims to commemorate is a fake. At best, you can say it fudges the historical record.

This is a visibility event. We will be holding signs, playing music and (offering) rally chants,” said co-organizer Katybeth Davis.

As of June 6, seven No Kings protests are planned in the metro-east and greater St. Louis area. No Kings organizers wrote in a June 6 email to the News-Democrat that while more than 1,500 protests are currently planned, the organizers expect more than 1,600 to be slated nationwide by the weekend of June 7 and 8.