More than 2,600 ‘No Kings’ rallies planned across the country to protest Trump’s policies

More than 2,600 “No Kings” protests are planned for Saturday in all 50 US states, a mass mobilization against President Donald Trump’s immigration, education and security policies that organizers say are pushing the country toward authoritarianism.

The protests — small and large, in cities, suburbs and small towns across the U.S. — follow similar demonstrations in June and will gauge the level of frustration among opponents of a fast-starting conservative agenda.

Since Trump took office 10 months ago, his administration has stepped up immigration enforcement, cut the federal workforce and cut funding to elite universities over issues such as pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, campus diversity and transgender policies.

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Residents in some major cities have seen National Guard troops being sent in by the president, who says they are needed to protect immigration agents and fight crime.

“There is nothing more American than saying ‘we have no kings’ and exercising our right to peacefully protest,” said Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, a progressive organization that is the lead organizer of the No Kings marches.

Trump has said very little about Saturday’s protests. But in an interview with Fox Business that aired Friday he said that “they refer to me as a king — I’m not a king.”

Demonstrators take part in a protest against the Trump administration during the national “No Kings” rally in downtown Los Angeles, June 14, 2025. PHOTO: AFP

More than 300 grassroots groups helped organize Saturday’s marches, Greenberg said. The American Civil Liberties Union said it has provided legal training to tens of thousands of people who will act as marshals at the various marches, and those people were also trained in de-escalation. No Kings advertising and information has covered social media to increase attendance.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a progressive independent, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive Democrat, have supported the marches along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Trump. A number of celebrities have also supported the movement.

In June, more than 2,000 No Kings protests took place, mostly peacefully, on the same day Trump celebrated his 79th birthday and held a military parade in Washington.

Republicans claim the protests are anti-American

US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, on Friday echoed a common refrain among the GOP about the No Kings protests.

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“Tomorrow the Democratic leaders are going to have a big party on the National Mall,” Johnson said at a press conference on Friday. “They will descend on our Capitol for the much-anticipated, so-called No Kings Rally. We’re referring to it by its most accurate description: The Hate for America Rally.”

Other Republicans criticize Democrats and marches like No Kings as an incentive to engage in political violence, especially after the September killing of political activist Charlie Kirk, a close confidant of Trump and key members of his administration.

Dana Fisher, a professor at American University in Washington and the author of several books on American activism, predicted that Saturday could see the largest turnout of protests in modern US history – she expected more than 3 million people to participate, based on registrations and participation in June’s events.

“The main point of this day of action is to create a sense of collective identity among all people who feel persecuted or stressed because of the Trump administration and its policies,” Fisher said. “It’s not going to change Trump’s policies, but it may embolden elected officials at all levels who are opposed to Trump.”