Protesters Rally in Dozens of Cities to Call for Trump’s Impeachment

People gathered in cities across the United States on Sunday, two days before Independence Day, to call on Congress to impeach President Donald Trump, NBC reported.

In Los Angeles, they carried a black coffin draped in red, white and blue flowers, topped with a hand-written sign: "The Presidency 1789-2017."

In Austin, Texas, they marched from the state Capitol to City Hall, tussling with counter-protesters along the way, and in downtown San Francisco, a chant made their goal plain: "What do we want? Impeachment! When do we want it? Now!"

As in many other cities, protesters were greeted by supporters of the president in Austin.

"There's no reason at this point to impeach the president. He's committed no crimes. There's no reason," Jake Lloyd, who backs the president, told NBC station KXAN. "I don't think they understand what impeachment is."

Among them is Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who first called for Trump's impeachment for obstruction of justice on the House floor on May 17 and who repeated his call to hundreds of protesters Sunday in Austin.

"I am here today because I love my country," Green said before leading the Pledge of Allegiance and singing "God Bless America."

"We cannot let others steal the notion that somehow they're more patriotic than we are," Green said. "We are patriotic Americans."

In San Francisco, scores of protesters assembled near the Embarcadero and marched through the city chanting and waving signs — "Lock him up" among them.

"Every single thing that comes out of this president's mouth, and every action he takes, is contrary to what I believe, and frankly I've had enough," one of the protesters, Mark Ransdell, told NBC Bay Area.

DC Scarpelli, an actor and activist, described the protest's goals this way to the station: "Resist loud, so loud that we won't even hear the door slam when he's dragged out of office."