Millions of people demonstrated this Saturday in several cities in the United States, and beyond, against President Donald Trump, in a new wave of protests under the slogan “No Kings”, which organizers hoped would become the largest single-day mobilization in the country’s history.
According to Reuters, more than 3,200 events were planned across all 50 US states, as well as in several cities outside the US, in a show of growing discontent with the Trump administration’s policies.
Protests spread beyond major cities
Demonstrations have taken place in major urban centers such as New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., but also in smaller communities, an expansion that organizers consider significant.
“The story that defines this Saturday’s mobilization is not just how many people are protesting, but where they are protesting,” Leah Greenberg, co-founder of the Indivisible movement, told Reuters.
Several public figures joined the protests, such as actor Robert De Niro, who was particularly critical of Trump at a demonstration in Manhattan (New York): “There have been other presidents who have tested the constitutional limits of their power, but none have posed such an existential threat to our freedoms and security.”
Musicians Bruce Springsteen and Joan Baez also participated in a large rally in Minnesota, a state that in recent months has been marked by serious incidents involving the anti-immigration agency ICE.
Criticism of the war with Iran and the economic situation
Among the protesters, discontent with US military involvement in the conflict with Iran was one of the central themes. “No one is attacking us. We don’t need to be there,” Morgan Taylor, present at the protest in Washington, told Reuters.
John Ale, a native of Virginia, also cited by the agency, criticized the country’s internal situation: “What is happening in this country is unsustainable,” he said, adding that “the middle class, ordinary people, can no longer afford to live. And he (Trump) is breaking the norms, the things that made us function as a country.”
The protests come at a time when Trump’s popularity is falling – who only received a 36% approval rating in the most recent Reuters poll, the lowest result since his re-election – and just a few months before the mid-term elections. On the Republican side, the demonstrations were criticized. A spokesperson called them: “These ‘hate America’ protests are the stage where the far left’s most violent and delusional fantasies are given voice.”
Still, organizers highlight the growth of the movement since its launch in 2025, highlighting the increase in mobilization in traditionally conservative states.
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