No Kings Protests Take Place Across Western Wa Saturday

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 30, 2025, 5:09 PM

no kings protests take place across western wa saturday

Oct 18, 2025, 10:00 AM | Updated: Oct 21, 2025, 1:49 pm Thousands protest the policies of the Trump Administration at a rally at the "No Kings" demonstration at the Seattle Center on Saturday. (Courtesy: KIRO7 TV) Thousands of protesters gathered for a demonstration and march in downtown Seattle and in dozens of other Washington cities Saturday, as part of a the nationwide “No Kings” protest against the policies of President... The Seattle protest began on Capitol Hill, then traveled down Pike St., as participants walked to meet up with another group already assembled at the Seattle Center. Organizers estimate closed to 90,000 people took part, which potentially could make it larger than the two previous demonstrations against the White House this year.

Another wave of No Kings rallies is planned in Washington this weekend, about four months after protesters gathered at sites around the state to demonstrate against President Donald Trump and his policies. Like the June 14 protests, these new rallies on Saturday, Oct. 18, in Tacoma, Olympia, Bellingham, Tri-Cities and other communities statewide are in coordination with similar No Kings protests scheduled nationwide. Over 2,500 rallies and protests are planned in the U.S., The Fresno Bee reported. “In June, we did what many claimed was impossible: peacefully mobilized millions of people to take to the streets and declare with one voice: America has No Kings,” according to the national No Kings... The new events are “in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration, which they have doubled down on since June,” the website said.

Millions are expected to come out for another round of "No Kings" rallies across the country this weekend to speak out against the Trump Administration's policies. Millions are expected to come out for another round of "No Kings" rallies across the United States this weekend, speaking out against the Trump administration's policies. Keep reading for more information on the nationwide protest and a full list of rallies scheduled to take place across Washington. Map of planned "No Kings" protests happening across the United States on Oct. 18. (NoKings.org)

Organizers for a second "No Kings" protest say they are expecting thousands to participate in what they describe as a peaceful event at the state Capitol in Olympia. There are several rallies planned throughout the Puget Sound area, as well as across the nation this weekend, following up on the first protest earlier this year. Millions of protesters are expected to join the second round of "No Kings" demonstrations across the U.S. on Saturday, Oct. 18. "[M]illions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people," the No Kings website reads.

The demonstrations are aimed at policies from President Donald Trump's administration, ranging from immigration and the environment to health care and education. The first round of No Kings protests happened in June. "His administration is sending masked agents into our streets, terrorizing our communities," the website reads. "They are targeting immigrant families, profiling, arresting, and detaining people without warrants. Threatening to overtake elections. Gutting healthcare, environmental protections, and education when families need them most.

In Washington state, more than 100 events are planned. Here's where. WASHINGTON, USA — For the second time, "No Kings" rallies are scheduled to take place across western Washington in coordination with a nationwide demonstration against President Donald Trump and his federal intrusions into American... Ezra Levin, a leading organizer of Saturday’s protests, said the demonstrations are a response to what he called Trump’s “crackdown on First Amendment rights.” Levin, the co-executive director of the nonprofit Indivisible, pointed to Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown, his unprecedented promises to use federal power to influence midterm elections, restrictions on press freedom and retribution against political opponents. Protests are planned in more than 2,500 locations nationwide, including dozens in western Washington, from Bellingham down to Vancouver.

Multiple rallies are scheduled within Seattle, including West Seattle, Ballard, Capitol Hill, Downtown, the University District, and Fremont. Thousands across the Pacific Northwest took part in the national "No Kings 2.0" protests Saturday. Demonstrations happened in nearly every major city in the region and in many small towns, including in places that voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Protesters turn out in Eastern Washington In Kennewick, Washington, people lined both sides of Columbia Center Boulevard for over half a mile throughout the morning and into the afternoon. The busy boulevard is a main thoroughfare through Tri-Cities.

Kennewick is in Benton County, where nearly 60% of residents voted for Donald Trump in the last presidential election. Protester Hayley Van Winkle said she showed up to the protest because she fears for democracy under the Trump administration.

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