Arlington Protests Crowd Overpasses During Second No Kings Rally Msn

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 31, 2025, 12:03 AM

arlington protests crowd overpasses during second no kings rally msn

Anti-Trump protesters mobilized in force across Arlington today (Saturday) as part of nationwide “No Kings Day” demonstrations ahead of the military parade in D.C. Waving signs, banners and American flags, they cheered from overpasses and chanted outside the Clarendon Metro station. An estimated 5,000 people lined long stretches of Langston Blvd from Rosslyn to Falls Church, in an attempt to form an enormous, 5.2-mile “human chain.” In Falls Church earlier in the day, they packed five blocks of Broad Street. Many of the protesters were Arlington residents, while others traveled to the county in order to be close to D.C., where no official “No Kings” events were planned. Concerns ranged from immigration policy to mass federal layoffs to funding for health care, environmental programs and USAID.

“Nobody wants their grandma to lose Medicaid, and so we just feel we need to step up and say something,” Micaela Pond, founder of We of Action Virginia, told ARLnow. “It’s not about being bad sports. It’s about basic human rights in our Constitution being violated.” Protesters lined the walkways of East Abram Street in front of the Tarrant County subcourthouse in Arlington on June 14. The protest was one of hundreds across the nation protesting President Donald Trump on his birthday. While a majority of protesters held signs that read No Kings, the name of the protest event, there were a range of issues on display, including anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement and anti-Department of Government...

Local organizer Carol Raburn said that “well over 1,000 people” attended and that the protest was bigger than she anticipated. “All the stuff going down in Los Angeles is scaring people,” Raburn said. “So they kind of want to get out and express their emotion. This gives them an outlet and lets them feel like they’ve done something to show they care.” The No Kings movement was created by 50501, a national movement spawned online that organized protests in every state following President Trump’s 2024 election win. The decentralized structure of 50501 allows local organizers to join the larger movement in its overarching efforts to “uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach,” the group’s website says.

A wind alert is in effect for the D.C. area until noon Tuesday, with gusts up to 40 mph and wind chills in the teens and 20s. WASHINGTON (7News) — From sidewalks in Rockville, Maryland, to overpasses in Arlington, Virginia and parks throughout the District, thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday as part of the national “No Kings” movement—one of the largest... The message from demonstrators was unified and urgent: protect democracy, reject authoritarianism, and push back against what many described as a dangerous power grab by the current administration.SEE IT: 'No Kings' protests underway around... “I’m here because this is a democracy, not a dictatorship,” said Lynn Reinhart, protesting in Maryland. “I’m very concerned about what this president is doing to have a power grab and just take over everything and ignore the needs of the people.”

The demonstrations come as the Trump administration stages a high-profile, multi-million-dollar military parade in the heart of D.C.—a symbolic show of force that critics say represents a further slide toward militarized politics. A crowd estimated at over 1,000 people lined both sides of Abram Street in front of the Tarrant County Subcourthouse in Arlington on Saturday morning to make their voices heard. The “No Kings Day” rally wasn’t scheduled to start until 10 a.m., but a respectable crowd had already gathered by 9:30 a.m. Participants waved American flags and handmade signs while chanting “Immigrants are welcome here” and “Justice now!” The mood at the protest seemed more like a block party than a demonstration, but the participants were dead serious when it came to expressing their concerns for the direction they feel the United... Patti Coggins, a retired Army combat medic, said she showed up at 9 a.m., grabbed a bite to eat at the nearby Shipley Donuts and headed to the courthouse.

Her sign showed a crossed out crown and the numbers 8647, slang for throwing President Trump out of office. Coggins said she’s worried about the wealthy getting tax breaks while things like Social Security are in jeopardy. She’s also concerned about what she sees as a lack of decency in the Trump administration. Duncanville resident Roberta Patience, 72, chants into a megaphone during the “No Kings” protest June 14 at the Tarrant County Sub-Courthouse in Arlington. Patience said she attends every event held in the city. Clarification: The Military parade celebrated the U.S.

Army's 250th anniversary. Patriotic garments and American flags lined Abram Street on Saturday. Over 1,000 miles away in Washington, D.C., people rallied in similar attire for Flag Day and the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade. Demonstrations in Arlington and hundreds of locations nationwide held a different meaning: “No Kings.” The growing organization and movement push to “reject authoritarianism” displayed by President Donald Trump’s administration, according to the “No Kings” website.

The protests are meant to counteract Trump’s military parade, which the “No Kings” organization refers to as a “made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday.” No Kings protests (also called No Kings 2.0[12][13][14] and No Kings Day 2.0[15][16]) took place on October 18, 2025, as part of a series of demonstrations taking place largely in the United States against... The demonstrations, which followed the June 2025 No Kings protests, took place in some 2,700 locations across the country, including the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and New York City. Organizers of the protests estimated that the protests drew nearly 7 million attendees,[17][18] while a partnership between data journalist G. Elliott Morris and The Xylom, an independent Atlanta-based science newsroom, estimated 5 million to 6.5 million participants. Either estimate would make this one of the largest single-day protests in American history.[19]

The October 18, 2025, protests followed the No Kings protests in June, the Free America Weekend on July 4, and the Good Trouble Lives On protest on July 17. About 200 organizations worked together to organize the October protests, including 50501 and Indivisible groups, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Democratic Socialists of America, the American Federation of Teachers,... Outside the United States, protests were organized by Democrats Abroad. Various groups organized protests in the UK, including the Stop Trump Coalition.[29] Organizers were "adamant that the rallies remain peaceful",[30] according to USA Today, and held virtual safety trainings ahead of the protests with help from the ACLU.[31] According to The New York Times, "Many had... Speakers included U.S.

Rep. Eric Swalwell and Rosa Lopez, the wife of Miguel Lopez, a Livermore resident deported by ICE. People and dogs alike carried signs and costumes to protest the policies of the Trump administration. “No Kings” protesters in North Jersey were joined by a giant chicken, two giraffes, a unicorn, a T-Rex and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. More than a thousand Arlingtonians lined I-66 overpasses and paraded in Washington, D.C. as part of second nationwide No Kings rally.

Large crowds of protesters demonstrated for democracy, fairness and the rule of law as part of Saturday's nationwide No Kings rally. Protesters gatherd on an Interstate 66 overpass in Arlington, Va. on June 14, 2025 to create a wall of visibility for No Kings Day. The demonstration was only one in Arlington and one of many across the country targeting President Donald Trump.

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