Protesters Sweep All 50 States in 'No Kings' Rallies Against Trump's Policies
Organizers planned more than 2,700 rallies nationwide to oppose authoritarianism in the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, drawing millions of participants, organizers said.
- Across the United States, organizers said more than 2,700 No Kings rallies took place in every state and in more than a dozen nations, on Saturday.
- Democracy defenders framed Saturday’s events as opposition to President Donald Trump's alleged authoritarianism, insisting that "America has no kings," a theme echoed by speakers nationwide.
- In Chicago, rallygoers erected a paper machete guillotine in Grant Park while Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" blared, and around 2,000 gathered at Pueblo, Colorado's Pueblo County Government Lawn.
- Organizers said momentum is growing after earlier protests, with Hunter Dunn of 50501 calling this a stronger push and a marathon rather than a sprint.
- Local officials warned of rights erosion, with Paloma Aguirre citing threats to free speech and Wendy MacConnell saying Trump and Republicans are "trying to whitewash this" amid large turnout.
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Organizers say over 7 million showed up to No Kings protests
No Kings protest in Chicago. Saturday marked the biggest day of protest since the start of Donald Trumps’ second term. Organizers of the No Kings protests estimated that over seven million people took to the streets to declare their opposition to the president, his policies, and his tactics. Indivisible, the group behind the protests, claims that there were over 2,700 events in all 50 states. That’s a sizable increase from the roughly five mill…
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