No Kings Protests Against Trump Planned Nationwide

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 30, 2025, 5:08 PM

no kings protests against trump planned nationwide

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. 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) This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.

WASHINGTON — Protesting the direction of the country under President Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and hundreds of communities big and small across the U.S. for the latest round of “No Kings ” demonstrations, the largest to date. With signs such as “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting” and “Resist Fascism,” the events looked more like a street party in many places. There were marching bands, a huge banner 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, Ore. 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 also...

Trump was spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. Protesting the country's direction under President Donald Trump, thousands of people brought a street party vibe to the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. Saturday for “No Kings” demonstrations, which the president’s Republican Party calls “Hate America” rallies. Organizers said nearly 7 million people turned out Saturday to more than 2,700 No Kings protests across the U.S., NBC News reported. That included more than 200,000 demonstrators in D.C., organizers said. Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now.

Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Chris Murphy of Connecticut, plus Bill Nye, spoke at the D.C. rally. A post shared by NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) By LISA MASCARO, SAFIYAH RIDDLE and KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Send this article to your social connections.

Send this article to your social connections. WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for “No Kings ” demonstrations — what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate America” rallies. This is the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House and it is expected to be the largest. It comes against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services, but is testing the core balance of power as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the... WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesting the direction of the country under President Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities big and small across the U.S.

for " No Kings " demonstrations that the president’s Republican Party disparaged as “Hate America” rallies. With signs such as “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting” or “Resist Fascism,” in many places the events looked more like a street party. There were marching bands, a huge banner 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... Trump himself was spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.

“They say they’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king,” Trump said in a Fox News interview that aired early Friday, before he departed for a $1 million-per-plate MAGA Inc. fundraiser at his club. 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 Updated on: October 19, 2025 / 10:26 PM EDT / CBS/AFP Crowds hit the streets Saturday in cities and towns across the country to vent their anger over President Trump's policies in "No Kings" protests, which Republicans have slammed as "Hate America" rallies. 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. Mr. 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. More than 2,700 demonstrations were planned coast to coast, with at least one in every state and even near Mr.

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