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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... Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. The “No Kings” protests were organized to protest the second presidency of U.S.

Pres. Donald Trump, focusing on his allegedly fascist policies and statements about being a king. They were among the largest protests in U.S. history. Five million demonstrators attended the first “No Kings” rallies on June 14, 2025, and almost seven million attended the second round of rallies on October 18, 2025. Americans are protesting against Pres.

Donald Trump because of his administration’s crackdowns on immigration, his allegedly antidemocratic policies, and his prior statements about being a king. In the time between the first and second rounds of protest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids intensified, leading more protesters to take to the streets. The protests were largely organized by such liberal organizations as MoveOn, the 50501 Movement, and Indivisible. The term “No Kings” was coined by 50501 Movement. Nonpartisan groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) also helped facilitate protests.

The first round of protests in June took place across about 2,100 sites nationwide, with major cities such as Chicago, New York City, and Philadelphia seeing large-scale demonstrations. The October 2025 protests saw about 2,700 locations across the U.S. Sizable protests also occurred in smaller cities and suburban locales. The nationwide protests are playing out as a federal government shutdown lingers and troops are being deployed in cities. More than 2,600 protests against the Trump administration are scheduled to take place across the country on Saturday in a demonstration known as No Kings Day. Organizers are attempting to build on the momentum from their previous event on June 14, when around 2,000 rallies were held in all 50 states and drew more than five million people.

It was the same day a military parade was held in Washington for the Army’s 250th anniversary and on President Trump’s 79th birthday. This time, the protests are taking place against the backdrop of a government shutdown, immigration raids and the deployment of federal troops in cities. Organizers say that the tenor behind the protest movement feels more charged and that they expect an even larger number of participants. The number of people who have already signed up, which is not a requirement, is nearly double what it was in June, said Hunter Dunn, a spokesman for the coalition behind No Kings. 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... We need a media that covers power, not covers for power. Democracy Now!’s independent journalism has done exactly that for 30 years.

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We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution. An estimated 7 million people took part in No Kings rallies Saturday to protest President Trump’s authoritarian policies. Organizers say protests were held at about 2,600 sites across all 50 states in what was one of the largest days of protest in U.S. history, surpassing the first No Kings day of action in June. One of the biggest mobilizations was in Washington, D.C., where Trump has fired thousands of federal workers and sent in National Guard troops to patrol the streets.

Democracy Now! covered the action and spoke to people about what brought them out to protest. “We need to make it clear that we can’t have an authoritarian government, a government that’s turned into nothing but a weapon,” says Paul Osadebe, who says he was fired from his job as... AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. This resonnated so very deeply with me: Part of the aim of protests is also about the emotional resonance of being joyful in a like-minded group.

“Nothing makes the oppressors more furious than seeing the oppressed having a good time,” said a trombonist who played amidst the protests. An ACTION PLAN is Prepared Based on this Article’s Research: The evidence of large protests increasing is perfect for leading to the creation of a WORLD-WIDE UNITY CAMPAIGN based on a commonality so that the people in every country participate. By working together for a commonality, we can resolve our differences. Research has shown that the basic common denominators to unite are the “welfare of the children” and “no violence.” The people in every country want their children to grow up in a safe and... Therefore, a new global peace movement is planned as an “EMERGENCY PLAN “to unite the people” of the world – A Global Movement of Nonviolence, For the Children (GMofNV).

A GMofNV is designed to unite the peace and climate movements, other movements (ex: labor, youth, and indigenous, BLM, PPC), unite all the religions and spiritual organizations, and unite the mayors and community leaders... Interview with Sasha Abramsky, Nation magazine contributor and author, conducted by Scott Harris Across the U.S. more than 5 million people participated in anti-Trump “No Kings Day” protests on June 14, the largest demonstration of opposition to the twice-impeached convicted felon since he returned to the White House in January. The protests, organized in some 2,100 locations across America, came soon after Trump federalized 4,000 National Guard troops and deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles to suppress mostly peaceful, but angry protests that caused... The No Kings protest was timed to coincide with Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C.

ostensibly celebrating both the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and the president’s 79th birthday. Trump’s North Korea-style parade drew far fewer attendees than expected, in stark contrast to the enthusiastic crowds that flooded the streets of both big cities and small towns. While the horrifying political assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state legislator and her husband that day didn’t deter the protests, it served as a reminder of Donald Trump and the Republican party’s dangerous embrace... The Trump regime’s militarized response to the protests in Los Angeles has raised fear that the administration could soon follow through on their repeated threat to invoke the Insurrection Act and impose martial law... Between The Lines’ Scott Harris spoke with Sasha Abramsky, The Nation magazine’s Western correspondent and author, who contrasts the “No Kings Day” protests with Trump’s military parade, while considering what strategies and tactics democracy...

SASHA ABRAMSKY: Trump’s whole “schtick” is that he has this overwhelming mandate that there is an inevitability to all of his authoritarian politics, and that protest is futile. And that’s absolute nonsense. He never had an overwhelming majority. He got a tiny electoral majority. The public has never overwhelmingly supported his key policies, be it on immigration, be it on tariffs, being it on rolling back climate change, or be it on attacking the rights of one group... Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue for Saturday's "No Kings" protest in Washington, D.C.

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images hide caption Demonstrators across the U.S. took to the streets on Saturday to protest the policies of President Trump. The overriding theme of the marches was the accusation that the president is behaving more like a monarch than an elected official. This is the second massive wave of protests organized by No Kings — a network of progressive organizations fighting against Trump's agenda.

Organizers projected a turnout in the millions across some 2,600 events around the country. In New York City's Times Square, protesters carried signs that read: "resist the fascists traitors" and "No crowns, No kings," spilled into the crowd of Broadway matinee show attendees, Gothamist reported. To celebrate her 70th birthday, retired government worker Peggy Cole says she and a friend drove nearly 10 hours from her hometown of Flint, Michigan, to join a protest in Washington, DC, on Saturday. Cole said she felt compelled to mark the milestone at the large demonstration because it’s a “scary time” for Americans and democracy is at stake. “It seems to me, (Trump is) taking our government, our democracy, and dismantling it piece by piece, slowly, but surely, if we sit by and don’t do anything about it,” Cole said. The event was one of more than 2,700 “No Kings” rallies held across the country on Saturday, protesting what organizers describe as President Donald Trump’s “authoritarian” agenda.

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