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Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut res\u00adi\u00addents gath\u00adered around the capi\u00adtol build\u00ading bear\u00ading signs with dis\u00adap\u00adprov\u00ading mes\u00adsages toward Pres\u00adi\u00addent Don\u00adald Trump and his actions since return\u00ading to the White House last year. In addi\u00adtion to car\u00adry\u00ading signs, some pro\u00adtes\u00adtors attend\u00aded the event in blow-up suits and cos\u00adtumes, emu\u00adlat\u00ading the protests in Port\u00adland, Ore\u00adgon. A few Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut pro\u00adtes\u00adtors shared what hav\u00ading no king means to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"No Kings - Hartford\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1151701372?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Video and inter\u00adviews by Kar\u00adla Perez. 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