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Anti Trump No Kings Protests Planned Nationwide

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anti trump no kings protests planned nationwide

Protesters are planning coordinated "No Kings" demonstrations against President Donald Trump across the U.S. on his birthday. Newsweek has contacted the organizers and the White House for comment via email. The protests, organized by the 50501 Movement (50 protests, 50 states, one movement) and other groups, are targeting a military parade that is set to be held in the nation's capital on June 14,... Organizers of the protests are calling for June 14 to be a "nationwide day of defiance." "From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we're taking action to reject authoritarianism—and show the world what democracy really looks like," organizers say on the "No Kings" website.

Marc Levy, Associated Press Marc Levy, Associated Press Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Jim Vertuno, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events.

Governors across the U.S. had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilized the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. A coalition of activist groups plans to hold nearly 2,000 protests across the country to coincide with President Donald Trump’s military parade. The Washington Monument is visible as U.S. Army soldiers work on an assortment of military vehicles on June 11. Hundreds of demonstrations are set to take place across the country on Saturday to protest the Trump administration as the Army marks its 250th anniversary by holding a military parade that coincides with President...

“No Kings National Day of Defiance” protests are being held in over 1,800 cities, said organizers, with one notable exception: Washington, D.C., where Trump threatened the use of force against potential protesters. Leaders say the ominous remark did not play a role in their planning which was done far in advance. They say they intentionally excluded the capital, stating on their website that “real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.” The movement was started by 50501, a grassroots organization responsible for mobilizing previous protests against the Trump administration. They later partnered with over 200 organizations, from nationally prominent groups such as the ACLU, the Sierra Club and MoveOn to ones championing smaller, more localized causes.

Huge crowds took part in "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump's policies in cities across the US on Saturday, including New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. Thousands packed New York City's iconic Times Square and streets all around, with people holding signs with slogans like "Democracy not Monarchy" and "The Constitution is not optional". Ahead of the demonstrations, Trump allies accused the protesters of being linked with the far-left Antifa movement, and condemned what they called "the hate America rally". Several US states had mobilised the National Guard. But organisers said the events, which drew nearly seven million people, were peaceful. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has expanded the scope of presidential power, using executive orders to dismantle parts of the federal government and to deploy National Guard troops to US...

Crowds gather to listen to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a No Kings protest, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Washington. Allison Robbert/AP hide caption One of the biggest days of protest against the Trump administration's policies happened on Saturday in cities around the U.S. The overriding theme of the marches was the accusation that President Trump is behaving more like a monarch than an elected official.

It marked the second massive wave of protests organized by No Kings — a network of progressive organizations fighting against Trump's agenda. Organizers said about 2,600 No Kings events were planned across nearly every state, and that it projected a bigger turnout than the 5 million it said attended its previous nationwide action in June. This aerial picture shows protesters forming a human banner during the "No Kings" national day of protest on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 18, 2025. Laure Andrillon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

In the latest in a series of mass protests since President Donald Trump took office, "No Kings" rallies and marches will be held at more than 2,500 locations nationwide on Oct. 18. The protests are meant as a celebration of free speech, the right to assemble and the First Amendment broadly. It is also an opportunity to push back against recent moves by Trump's administration including increased immigration enforcement, organizers say. “This, without question, will be the single biggest day of protest in American history," said Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, which is helping organize the rallies. “Since we last did this, people have become far more aware of what is going wrong with this administration."

Rallies, protests and marches will be held in big cities and small towns across the country. Protesters are being urged to wear yellow. Asked for reaction to the protests Oct. 14, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson replied “Who cares?” Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for “ No Kings ” demonstrations that the president’s Republican Party disparaged as “Hate America” rallies.

(AP video by Mike Pesoli) Several hundred people, mostly American expatriates, gathered in Paris and Madrid on Saturday in support of the ‘No King’ day movement that is expected to draw large crowds in the U.S. against President Donald Trump’s policies. (AP video by Alexander Turnbull and Iain Sullivan) People are signing a giant Constitution as they take part in a “No Kings” protest Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Seattle.

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Crowds gather to listen to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a No Kings protest, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) Demonstrators wearing inflatable bald eagle costumes gather in Kiener Plaza during the “No Kings” protest in St.

Louis, with the Gateway Arch in the background, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) Large crowds of protesters marched and rallied in cities across the U.S. Saturday for " No Kings " demonstrations decrying what participants see as the government's swift drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.

People carrying signs with slogans such as "Nothing is more patriotic than protesting" or "Resist Fascism" packed into New York City's Times Square and rallied by the thousands in parks in Boston, Atlanta and... Demonstrators marched through Washington and downtown Los Angeles and picketed outside capitols in several Republican-led states, a courthouse in Billings, Montana, and at hundreds of smaller public spaces. Trump's Republican Party disparaged the demonstrations as "Hate America" rallies, but in many places the events looked more like a street party. There were marching bands, huge banners with the U.S. Constitution's "We The People" preamble that people could sign, and demonstrators wearing inflatable costumes, particularly frogs, which have emerged as a sign of resistance in Portland, Oregon. It was the third mass mobilization since Trump's return to the White House and came against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services but is testing...

In Washington, Iraq War Marine veteran Shawn Howard said he had never participated in a protest before but was motivated to show up because of what he sees as the Trump administration's "disregard for... cities are "un-American" and alarming signs of eroding democracy.

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