Indivisibles,

Donald Trump wants all the perks of a king. He craves glory, so he’s planning a military parade on his birthday. He craves wealth, so he’s profiting from his office and taking lavish gifts like a “flying palace.” He craves power, so he’s treating the justice system as his royal bludgeon.

Consider what happened this week:

• On Wednesday, House Republicans voted for a provision -- a single line hidden deep in the reconciliation bill -- that shields Trump and his allies from being held in contempt of court. In short, they’re trying to pass a law that lets Trump freely defy court orders.
• Two days earlier, on Monday, Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver was charged with a federal crime by Trump’s personal ally and former lawyer. The purely political charge came after ICE agents tried to block McIver’s team from inspecting a detention facility, which is her legal right and professional responsibility as a member of Congress.

That’s just three days of his authoritarian attacks on our justice system. The list could go on and on:

Trump is overtly ignoring court orders. Trump is having ICE disappear political dissidents. Trump is attacking judges, lawyers, and law firms that don’t bend the knee. Trump -- with Congressional Republicans’ help -- is sweeping aside written law with a wave of his hand.

So how do we stop him?

We rally every source of economic and political power we’ve got -- banks, businesses, academia, the press, culture, and beyond -- to resist his authoritarian power-grab as aggressively as he’s fighting to dominate us.

But too few of our key institutions have been standing with us, so far. Either they’re not taking the threat seriously, or they see fighting back as too risky.

We need to take to the streets to show those in a position to fight that, if they help hold the line, millions of us will be with them. That there’s more to gain from standing with us than from meekly bowing down to a would-be king.

That’s what June 14, No Kings Day, is all about. We need millions of people -- including you, if you’re able -- to stand up all at once and remind the rest of America that power comes from the people: not a throne, crown, or king.

Over 1,000 local protests are planned in all 50 states and abroad on No Kings Day, with new locations added daily. Use our No Kings event map to find and join protests near you on June 14.

From city blocks to small towns and from courthouse steps to community parks, we need to rise up together and take action to reject authoritarianism. It’s how we remind our friends, neighbors, and civic leaders what democracy really looks like -- and show them this is a fight worth having.

Donald Trump wants to stand above the law, like a king.

But we don’t do kings in America. Not now. Not ever. Click here to join millions of your fellow Americans on June 14 to reject the authoritarian regime before it can spread its foul roots any deeper.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

P.S. We expect No Kings Day to be a generational day of protest, and that takes a lot to pull off -- tools to organize, staff to plan, security, signs, portapotties, and on and on. If you’re able, please consider donating today to fund everything we’ll need to make June 14 massive, safe, and historic.