The Hartford event is anticipating as many as 5,000 participants as individuals around the state plan to rally to defend democracy.

States-wide demonstration against President Donald Trump, planned for months and to be held Saturday, has ballooned in scope since protests against the administration's immigration raids broke out last week.

President Donald Trump has responded to planned "No Kings" protests against his leadership, saying "we're not a king at all." Demonstrations targeting him are planned nationwide on Saturday, the same day as a Trump-backed military parade in Washington,