No Kings protests: Thousands across the US rally against Trump

Watch: No Kings protesters gather across the US

Large protests against the Trump administration are taking place in cities across the United States, marking the third edition of No Kings rallies that have already drawn crowds in the millions.

Organizers say they are protesting policies imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, including the war in Iran, federal immigration measures and the rising cost of living.

“Trump wants to rule us like a tyrant. But this is America and the power belongs to the people, not to would-be kings or their billionaire friends,” the organizers said.

A White House spokesperson called the protests “therapy sessions for Trump’s derangement” and said the only people who care “are the journalists who are paid to cover them.”

Protesters gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC

Getty Images Hundreds of protesters gather outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, holding signs and waving flags. — Protesters gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC

Throughout the day on Saturday, protests took place in almost every major US city, including New York, Washington DC and Los Angeles.

Rallies filled the streets of downtown Washington DC throughout the afternoon, with crowds of people marching through the nation’s capital. Protesters lined the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and filled the National Mall.

As in previous editions of No Kings, protesters held up effigies of Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other administration officials, calling for their ouster and arrest.

Protesters marched across a bridge from Arlington, Virginia, to Washington DC.

Getty Images A sea of people hold signs as they march. All signs are against the Trump administration and its key policies — Protesters marched across a bridge from Arlington, Virginia, to Washington DC.

Getty Images Protesters hold effigies of members of the Trump administration and signs calling for their arrest

One of No Kings’ signature protests took place Saturday in Minnesota, where two U.S. citizens — Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti — were killed by federal immigration agents in January. Their deaths sparked nationwide outrage and protests against the Trump administration’s immigration tactics.

Thousands of people filled the streets with signs on Saturday, and a plethora of prominent Democrats also took the stage in front of the state Capitol building in St. Paul.

Bruce Springsteen also took the stage and performed his anti-immigration song called “Streets of Minneapolis.”

Protesters gathered outside the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, the state that became the focus of debate over the Trump administration’s immigration tactics after two Americans were shot and killed by federal immigration agents in January.

Getty Images People hold signs and flags in front of the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul. They are mobilizing against the Trump administration. — Protesters gathered outside the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, the state that became the focus of debate over the Trump administration’s immigration tactics after two Americans were shot and killed by federal immigration agents in January.

Bruce Springsteen performed his protest anthem “Streets of Minneapolis” in front of the Minnesota state capitol during the rally.

Getty Images Bruce Springsteen raises his guitar after a performance at a rally in Minnesota. — Bruce Springsteen performed his protest anthem “Streets of Minneapolis” in front of the Minnesota state capitol during the rally.

Thousands of people also took over New York’s Times Square, marching through Manhattan’s Midtown neighborhood. The police had to close normally busy streets to make way for the crowds. In October, the New York Police Department said more than 100,000 people had gathered across the city’s five boroughs.

The protests did not go off without incident. In Los Angeles, two people were arrested for assaulting federal law enforcement, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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Elsewhere in the city, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said “multiple arrests” were made after protesters failed to obey dispersal orders in an area near a federal prison.

Police confirmed that federal authorities used “non-lethal measures” to move crowds into the area, after warning protesters not to “attempt to demolish the gate and not to throw objects.”

Reuters reports that arrests also took place in Dallas, after “minor scuffles broke out” when counterprotesters blocked streets and disrupted the No Kings march.

Thousands of people marched in Times Square in New York

Getty Images Massive crowds in the streets of Times Square, shown from an aerial view — Thousands of people marched in Times Square in New York

Many anti-war signs are on display in New York

Getty Images A man holds a sign reading — Many anti-war signs are on display in New York

The last No Kings rally, in October, drew crowds of nearly seven million people nationwide.

Several US states mobilized the National Guard, but organizers claimed the events were peaceful.

Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has expanded the scope of presidential power, using executive orders to dismantle parts of the federal government and deploying National Guard troops in American cities over the objections of state governors.

The president also called on the administration’s top law enforcement officials to prosecute his perceived political enemies.

The president says his actions are necessary to rebuild a country in crisis and has dismissed accusations that he is behaving like a dictator as hysterical. “They consider me a king. I’m not a king,” he said in an interview with Fox News in October.

But critics warn that some of his administration’s actions are unconstitutional and pose a threat to American democracy.

In Los Angeles, crowds gathered at Gloria Molina Grand Park.

Getty Images Protesters are gathered, waving signs and a giant inflatable of Trump that makes him appear like a baby in a diaper. — In Los Angeles, crowds gathered at Gloria Molina Grand Park.

Some wore elaborate costumes or held signs at the protest in Los Angeles.

Getty Images A person is seen wearing a sparkly red, white and blue costume with their face painted. The front of the costume reads 1776. Other people behind this person can be seen holding signs protesting Trump. — Some wore elaborate costumes or held signs at the protest in Los Angeles.

In Chicago, people rallied in Grant Park against the Trump administration

Getty Images People seen rallying in Chicago park against Trump administration — In Chicago, people rallied in Grant Park against the Trump administration

Protests took place in major cities and small areas, such as Shelbyville, Kentucky.

Getty Images A woman holds a sign reading — Protests took place in major cities and small areas, such as Shelbyville, Kentucky.

Crowds gathered in big cities and small towns alike. No Kings rallies begin in Boston, Massachusetts, Nashville, Tennessee and Houston, Texas. Other protests in major cities are expected to break out throughout the day.

The streets are also lined with people in towns like Shelbyville, Kentucky, and Howell, Michigan, which have populations of about 10,000.

People hold signs protesting the war in Iran and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in neighborhoods.

Protesters also gathered and held signs in Houston, Texas.

Getty Images Protesters hold signs reading — Protesters also gathered and held signs in Houston, Texas.

In Connecticut, protesters displayed a 12-foot-tall bird puppet during demonstrations in Hartford.

Getty Images Anti-Trump signs flank a large blue bird carried by protesters during a demonstration. — In Connecticut, protesters displayed a 12-foot-tall bird puppet during demonstrations in Hartford.

American expatriates abroad are also gathering to protest. Crowds formed in Paris, London and Lisbon, where many held signs calling the president a “fascist” and a “war criminal,” and calling for his impeachment and removal from office.