More ‘No Kings’ protests targeting Trump are planned nationwide this weekend

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More “No Kings” protests targeting Donald Trump are planned nationwide this weekend as massive crowds are expected to speak out against what they see as the president’s authoritarianism.

Last October, millions of people from New York to California protested against the president. Demonstrators held signs that read “Presidents Not Dictators,” “Down With Crowns” and “F*** Trump.”

Protest organizers are asking people from across the country to join the demonstrations again on Saturday as they continue to fight against the Trump administration’s policies.

Trump has called the “No Kings” protests “very small” and “very ineffective.”

“I’m not a king. I work my a** off to make our country great,” he told reporters last October.

open image in gallery More 'No Kings' protests targeting Donald Trump are planned nationwide this weekend as massive crowds are expected to speak out against what they see as the president’s authoritarianism ( AFP via Getty Images )

More than 3,100 individual protests are planned for Saturday, USA TODAY reports.

There will be more than 40 events in Los Angeles County, including one at Los Angeles City Hall from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. local time.

There will also be a mass march in New York City near Central Park from 2 to 4 p.m. local time.

Several protests in Chicago are set to take place, including one downtown at Butler Field Grant Park from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. local time.

open image in gallery Last October, millions of people from New York to California protested against the president in the second wave of the ‘No Kings’ events ( Getty Images )

The first wave of “No Kings” protests broke out last June, during Trump’s military parade in Washington, which coincided with his 79th birthday. The protest organizers estimated that millions participated in protests across every state and even around the world.

“His attempt to turn June 14 into a coronation collapsed, and the story became the strength of a movement rising against his authoritarian power grabs,” protest organizers wrote on their website.

Protest organizers have more specific statistics for their second wave of protests, on October 18, 2025. They estimated more than seven million Americans joined more than 2,700 protests across the country.

open image in gallery Trump has denied that he is acting as a king, telling reporters last October, ‘I work my a** off to make our country great’ ( Getty Images )

When promoting Saturday’s events, protest organizers listed several grievances with the Trump administration, including its massive immigration crackdown, which is “sending masked agents into our streets.”

The fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in January caused public uproar, and Democratic lawmakers have since refused to fund the Homeland Security Department without reform to its immigration arm.

Protest organizers also mentioned the Iran war, which the U.S. and Israel launched a month ago.

“Now, President Trump has doubled down….spending billions of our tax dollars on missile strikes abroad all while driving up the cost of living and handing out massive giveaways to billionaire allies,” the organizers said.