Anti-Trump Rally Draws Hundreds To Wyoming Capitol Building

A "No Kings" rally to protest the policies of President Donald Trump drew a crowd that appeared to number several hundred people on Saturday at the Wyoming Capitol Building in Cheyenne.

While the overwhelming majority of those at the rally oppose Trump, there was a smaller but vociferous contingent of Trump supporters as well. While the two groups did engage in some very heated arguments, during the first hour of the rally attended by Townsquare Media there where no apparent physical confrontations.

Heated Conversations Took Place

That isn't to say the two groups were necessarily on friendly terms. In one corner of the rally a Trump supporter shouted at opponents "I served my country. How about you?" A Trump opponent took exception and got face to face with the Trump supporter in a profanity-laced exchange that appeared to have the potential to turn violent. But a female Trump opponent got between the men, and led her co-demonstrator away peacefully.

It would not be accurate to say there appeared to be a heavy police presence at the rally, but several members of the Wyoming Highway Patrol did circulate throughout the crowd.

At one point the Trump opponents broke into a chant of "shame" at Trump supporters across the street. In general, opponents carried signs  saying the president wants to be a king or dictator and likening him to Adolf Hitler. Joseph Ramirez of Cheyenne said the rally was important on flag day "Because Trump wants to be a dictator." He also said rallies like this across the country are "moving the needle" politically against Trump

One opponent carried a sign that said ''Hey Taco. This country is nacho your kingdom." Other signs criticized ICE and Trump administration immigration policies.

But Republican former Wyoming House Member John Romero-Martinez [R-Laramie County], who attended the rally in support of the president said the charge that Trump aspires to be a king or dictator is false, ''I'm here to support Trump because he is not a dictator. This is kind of the rhetoric we keep hearing from the far left.." Romero-Martinez said if Trump really wants to be a king, he would have declared himself to be one." Romero-Martinez, who is Hispanic, said Trump is gaining support among Hispanic voters, including many of his relatives.

The Cheyenne rally was held in conjunction with similar events across the country.