More than 8 million people took part in over 3,300 No Kings protests across all 50 US states and in more than a dozen countries on Saturday, organisers said. The demonstrations, the largest single-day protest in US history, targeted the Trump administration's policies on immigration, the war in Iran, and voting rights.
The third No Kings event was organised by a coalition including Move On, Indivisible, 50501, and labour unions. In Minnesota's Twin Cities, around 200,000 people gathered at the state capitol. Senator Bernie Sanders and musician Bruce Springsteen addressed the crowd, with Springsteen leading chants against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after federal agents killed two Minneapolis residents.
In New York City, multiple contingents merged through Times Square, led by state Attorney General Letitia James and actor Robert DeNiro. Marchers carried LGBTQ+ pride and Palestinian flags, with signs denouncing ICE, Trump, and the war in Iran. 'This war has to stop,' said a Queens resident. 'We need healthcare, jobs, and infrastructure.'
Protests also occurred in traditionally conservative areas, with nearly half of events in red or battleground states. In Washington DC, Palestinian mothers stood at the Lincoln Memorial, while activists marched across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to the residence of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller.
Chicago's mayor, Brandon Johnson, addressed thousands in Grant Park, saying, 'Our movement is bigger, our resolve is bigger.' Speakers highlighted labour rights and protections for immigrant and trans communities. Organisers noted that some rural areas saw their first such mobilisations.
