While Americans celebrated Independence Day with fireworks and community events, several left-leaning groups held small-scale protests across the country, including in Texas.
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, far-left groups such as the Women’s March, Indivisible, and 50501 had promoted July 4 demonstrations under banners like “No Kings Day” and “Free America.” The events were intended to criticize President Donald Trump and what organizers described as threats to democracy.
In Dallas, a small crowd gathered at Main Street Garden Park. The event, which included participation from the Democratic Socialists of America, drew fewer than 100 attendees, as a DX video showed one speaker addressing a dozen people or fewer.
Speakers at the Dallas rally referenced self-described Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani, who recently gained national attention after winning the Democratic primary for mayor in New York City. Attendees staffed booths featuring shirts with slogans such as “HANDS OFF” and “BERNIE SANDERS,” as well as banners reading “GENOCIDE.”
A small number of individuals dressed in black clothing and carrying firearms, some of whom identified with ANTIFA, acted as security at the event.
Houston saw even fewer participants. A July 4 protest planned in the city was reportedly canceled the night before, but approximately 20 people still arrived at the location unaware of the change.
“The July 4 protest was canceled in an email to police the night before in Houston, Texas. Organizers apparently did not notify the 20 protesters who had signed up,” Joseph Trimmer of Texas Scorecard posted on X. “Currently singing about removing President Trump for their trans friends,” he added.