--- title: ‘No Kings’ Protests Against Trump Draw Huge Crowds Across U.S. description: Organizers estimate that 7 million people took part in more than 2,700 "No Kings" rallies across the country to protest against Trump. canonical: https://time.com/7326801/no-kings-protests-near-me-trump/ author: Richard Hall article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-10-18T17:13:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:49:51.702Z article:section: Politics og:title: ‘No Kings’ Protests Draw Millions Across U.S. og:description: Organizers estimate that 7 million people took part in more than 2,700 "No Kings" rallies across the country. og:url: https://time.com/7326801/no-kings-protests-near-me-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fbf9db610c56680/6998cade66d4e35d22cbcf51/AP25291551721522.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: APTOPIX US Protests New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: ‘No Kings’ Protests Draw Millions Across U.S. twitter:description: Organizers estimate that 7 million people took part in more than 2,700 "No Kings" rallies across the country. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fbf9db610c56680/6998cade66d4e35d22cbcf51/AP25291551721522.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Millions Attend ‘No Kings’ Protests Against Trump in Towns and Cities Across the U.S. > Sponsored content. 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Olga Fedorova—Associated Press by [Richard Hall](https://time.com/author/richard-hall/) and [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/) Oct 18, 2025 5:13 PM UTC Millions of Americans took to the streets on Saturday in nationwide mass protests against what they perceive to be rising [authoritarianism](https://time.com/7312196/trump-americans-maybe-we-like-a-dictator/) and corruption under President Donald Trump. More than 2,700 [“No Kings” rallies](https://time.com/7326346/no-kings-protest-violence-oct-18/) were due to be held in all 50 states in what is thought to be the largest mobilization against the Trump Administration over the president's two terms. Organizers estimated some 7 million people protested across the country in suburbs, towns and most major cities. Huge crowds were reported in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Protests were also seen in deep red states—in Birmingham, Alabama and Billings, Montana. Some experts have speculated that the demonstrations could be the largest in modern U.S. history. “Today, millions of Americans stood together to reject authoritarianism and remind the world that our democracy belongs to the people, not to one man’s ambition,” Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg, co-founders of Indivisible, which helped organize the event, said in a statement. The protests come in response to an unprecedented use of presidential power by Trump in his second term. Since January, Trump has ordered the [National Guard into Democratic-run cities](https://time.com/7323373/trump-chicago-national-guard-troops/) to quell protests and aid in immigration enforcement, launched a crackdown on [left-wing and liberal groups](https://time.com/7322106/trump-nspm-7-domestic-terrorism/), and implemented a sweeping mass deportation program that has seen masked federal agents [engaged in military-style raids](https://time.com/7323334/ice-raid-chicago-pritzker-trump/) and detaining people without due process. The 'No Kings' rallies earned the backing of Democrats from across the ideological spectrum. Former presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton have both given their support, along with progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and independent Senator Bernie Sanders. Taking to the stage at the rally in Washington, D.C., Sanders told the crowd: "We're here because we love America." “This moment is not just about one man’s greed, one man’s corruption, or one man’s contempt for the constitution,” Sanders said, calling out the billionaires who attended Trump’s inauguration, specifically calling out Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. “This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on earth, who in their insatiable greed, have hijacked our economy and our political system in order to enrich themselves at the expense of working families throughout this country.” Bill Nye, beloved children’s television program host known for “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” also addressed D.C. protestors, lamenting the Trump Administration's treatment of scientists—likely addressing the [major cuts](https://time.com/7325192/cdc-firings-government-shutdown-trump/) that have occurred at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under new head Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "They do not promote the progress of science. They suppress it, to the detriment of our health, well-being, and international competitiveness,” he said. Protests were organized all over the country so that most Americans were only an hour away from a planned event. Jill Ortman-Fouse, a community organizer in Silver Spring, Maryland, told TIME that the protest there had doubled in size since the last 'No Kings' event in June. Another woman whose job has been impacted indirectly by the federal furlough of workers, and who brought her one-year-old son to the protest in Silver Spring for the second time, told TIME she was Jewish and “grew up hating fascism, so to see it happening here is heartbreaking. It’s an assault on my soul.” **Read More**:[ _We Can Stop the Rise of American Autocracy_](https://time.com/7312340/stop-rise-of-american-autocracy/) The first 'No Kings' [day of protest](https://time.com/7294323/trumps-military-parade-took-over-washington-as-anti-trump-no-kings-protests-dominated-everywhere-else/) in June, attended by an estimated five million people, was largely peaceful, although isolated clashes broke out between police and demonstrators in several cities. Organizers had raised fears ahead of the protest that Trump and his allies would use the protests as an excuse to launch further crackdowns on dissent. In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott [announced](https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/texas-greg-abbott-national-guard-no-kings-protest-austin/) National Guard deployments in Austin, citing what he called possible threats from “antifa-linked” demonstrators. Democrats there accused him of using the Guard to intimidate protesters.  Demonstrators march in the "No Kings" protest with a President Donald Trump balloon in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Noah Berger—Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union, Indivisible, MoveOn and the American Federation of Teachers say they are taking extra precautions, focusing on de-escalation and community safety, and distributing guidance on how to respond peacefully if met with aggression by law enforcement or counterprotesters. “They might try to paint this weekend’s events as something dangerous,” said Diedre Schlifeling, the ACLU’s chief political and advocacy officer. “But the reality is there is nothing unlawful or unsafe about organizing and attending peaceful protests. It’s the most patriotic and American thing you can do.” **Read more**: [_The Potential Power, and Perils, of the ‘No Kings’ Protests_](https://time.com/7326127/power-of-the-no-kings-protests) Kamala Harris was among many top Democrats who urged people to join the rallies. “In our country, the power is with the people, and tomorrow I encourage everyone to get out there in peaceful protest of what is happening in our country and express our voice around the country we believe in,” Harris, who lost to Trump in the 2024 presidential election, said in a video posted to social media on Saturday. Trump has said very little about the protests, but made a passing remark on Friday before departing for his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. "They say they're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king," Trump told Fox News. The president arrived at his golf club in West Palm Beach on Saturday morning, a few hours ahead of the protests.  People participate in a "No Kings" rally, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. Mike Stewart—Associated Press Top members of Trump’s Republican Party have condemned the protests. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the demonstrations against the Trump Administration a “Hate America rally” and claimed it would draw the “pro-Hamas wing” of the Democratic Party and “the antifa people.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described expected participants as “the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party.” Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas suggested the National Guard might need to show up. In a press conference on Thursday, organizers accused Republicans of attempting to intimidate people from attending. “Now they are trying to smear millions of Americans who are coming out to protest so that they can justify and crack down on peaceful dissent,” said Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, one of the groups that organized the event. “It is the classic authoritarian playbook—threaten, smear and lie—but we will not be intimidated.” Demonstrators have also gathered in cities throughout Europe for their own versions of No Kings Protests, including in Paris, Berlin, Sweden, and Madrid. [Dutch News](https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/10/hundreds-gather-for-amsterdams-second-no-kings-protest/) describes the Amsterdam protest, including posters that decry the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown: “I like my Democracy neat. Hold the ICE,” one poster they photograph read. 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