# Atlanta Rally Targets Trump's Policies Ahead of Midterms

> Atlanta's 'No Kings' rally draws Trump critics as midterms approach.
- Title: Atlanta Rally Targets Trump's Policies Ahead of Midterms
- Summary: Atlanta's 'No Kings' rally draws Trump critics as midterms approach. Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond organized a 'No Kings' rally to mobilize voters…
- Keywords: kelsea bond, atlanta city council, no kings rally, trump critics, midterm elections, democratic socialists of america, ice agency, election observers, voting rights, georgia, news, world
- Source: France24 — https://france24.com/en/americas/20261018-standing-up-for-democracy-atlanta-no-kings-rally-draws-trump-critics-ahead-of-us-midterms
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- Topics: kelsea bond, atlanta city council, no kings rally, trump critics, midterm elections, democratic socialists of america, ice agency, election observers, voting rights, georgia, news, world
## Atlanta Rally Begins
Kelsea Bond addresses a 'No Kings' rally at Piedmont Park in Atlanta on October 17, 2026.

> We need to build a society that works for the working class, not the billionaires
## Bond's Background
Bond is the youngest city council member and first Democratic Socialists of America representative.
## Rally Purpose
Organizers aim to boost voter turnout and community engagement ahead of November 3 midterms.
## Trump's Voting Rights Threat
Georgia Republicans threatened to redraw voting maps to favor Republicans before midterms.
## ICE Targeted
Protesters condemned ICE for rounding up long-term immigrants during the rally.

> I'm really tired of what's going on in america. And when i see people being rounded up by ice, immigrants who have been here for a long time, it just makes me really, really sad
## Trump's Foreign Policy
Rally featured a Trump-Putin matryoshka doll symbolizing foreign policy concerns.

> It's donald trump and putin in a matryoshka doll thing, showing that they're working together
## Iran War Critique
Participants criticized Trump's Iran war as an 'endless war' with no end in sight.

> All the taxpayer money that we contribute to the system, you're taking it to get into a foreign war
## Election Observers
Rally organizers set up election observation workshops at St. Mark's church.

> We just want to make sure that this is a free and fair election where everyone's vote counts
## Key takeaway

Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond organized a 'No Kings' rally to mobilize voters against Trump's policies ahead of November 3 midterms.