Over 1 000 People Join No Kings Protest In Arlington

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 31, 2025, 12:05 AM

over 1 000 people join no kings protest in arlington

About 1,400 expressed their displeasure with the current White House administration as part of millions of marchers nationwide. The Dallas Morning News says about 1,400 people braved the rain and lined the street in front of Arlington’s subcourthouse Saturday morning for the city’s No Kings rally. It was one of more than 2,600 similar protests across the nation that day. In June, another No Kings event in Arlington drew around 1,000 people to the site to speak out against the policies and actions of sitting President Donald Trump. Attendees Saturday were not disappointed by the day’s turnout. “I was so worried that we would get here, [and] no one would be here,” Hannah Diehl said.

“We would get here, and we would be alone, and I’m actually so glad that there’s so many people. I’m almost in tears about how much support there is here.” Diehl and Ethan Whalen attended the protest to express their grievances about the rising cost of living and diminishing protections for marginalized groups. The young couple both rely on wheelchairs for mobility and are students at the University of Texas at Arlington. “It’s just really hard because we want to actually better ourselves,” Diehl said. “We want to do well in this world, and we even want to start a family eventually, but we can’t do that.

Unfortunately, we can’t even afford to take care of ourselves right now.” Another “No Kings” day of action will involve several Arlington demonstrations next week, including a march into D.C. and a Ballston protest led by local seniors. Over 1,500 people have already signed up for the latest wave of anti-Trump demonstrations in Arlington, part of over 2,000 protests planned nationwide on Saturday, Oct. 18, organizers told ARLnow. We of Action Virginia will kick off the day with protests on several I-66 overpasses running the length of the county.

A similar event will also be happening on a bridge over I-395 in Fairlington, where protesters have been gathering on a regular basis for months. Another demonstration — this one hosted by Third Act Virginia, which focuses on rallying seniors throughout the commonwealth — will gather on the Arlington side of Memorial Bridge at 11 a.m. before marching into D.C., where protesters will join a larger event on the National Mall. “The president thinks his rule is absolute,” an event description says. “But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Grow our movement and join us.”

Crowds in Fort Worth and Arlington will join over 2,500 rallies across the country for a No Kings protest Oct. 18, protesting the perceived authoritarianism of the Trump administration. Fort Worth’s crowd will gather in Burk Burnett Park, and Arlington’s will meet outside the Arlington subcourthouse. The Fort Worth event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the Arlington one from 10 a.m. to noon.

In June, police estimated about 2,000 people attended the protest in Fort Worth, and over 1,000 people attended Arlington’s. Both stayed peaceful. Organizers are coordinating with the police department to avoid potential violence, said Sabrina Ball, an organizer for the event. Several progressive activist groups are organizing the Fort Worth protest, including Indivisible TX-12, which Ball, a house district coordinator for the Tarrant County Democratic Party, helped form in January after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Indivisible is a nationwide network of progressive activist groups that started following Trump’s 2016 election to mobilize action against the administration and the Republican Party. The organization is a primary planner of the No Kings protests.

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. Demonstrators in Arlington Center June 14. / John Burt photo In Arlington, where an estimated 1,000 protested in the Center on April 5 as part of an organized event, Jo Anne Preston told YourArlington: “Since nothing seemed to be planned for Arlington, I suggested... “We gathered at the corner of Mystic and Mass.

Ave. opposite the Unitarian church from 11 to 12. A very last-minute effort with a surprising more than 40 people with flags and signs — and our state representative, Sean Garballey. Lots of support from beeping cars and passing pedestrians who thanked us. Really glad I attended.” In Belmont, an estimated 700 people demonstrated near the train station.

Among them was Arlington resident Bob Schueler, who had attended a sign-making event at Robbins Library before the Belmont protest. “Any chance you have to show opposition to what is going on, you have to take it,” The Belmont Voice quoted him. This news summary by Bob Sprague was published Tuesday, June 16, 2025. It was updated June 20, to add a Lexington Observer link. ARLINGTON, VA — A second round of "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration will include demonstrations over two days in Arlington. The activist group No Kings Eve - WofA Bridge Brigade will be protesting on seven bridges across Arlington during rush hour.

"Bring your flags and join us to ‘rev up the rush hour’ on the eve of No Kings Day. Banners on each bridge will say No Kings. Come for the honks, the joy and the community ahead of the DC rally, to be held on the Mall the next day," according to the organizers. Attendees are encouraged to register in advance. The seven bridges are: Utah Street, Harrison Street, Patrick Henry Street, 5705 Fairfax (pedestrian), Ohio Street, 1500 North Potomac (pedestrian); and at the intersection of Washington and Langston Boulevard. On Saturday, Oct.

18, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., No Kings WofA will be gathering on five bridges to protest: North George Mason, 1500 Potomac, and 5705 Fairfax.

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