Thousands of people take to the streets this Saturday in cities across the United States, including New York, Washington and Miami, under the slogan “No Kings” (“We don’t want kings”), to protest against what they see as President Donald Trump‘s growing authoritarianism.
The demonstrations were called simultaneously in more than 2,500 cities and municipalities in all fifty states across the country, aiming to become the largest protest since Trump’s return to power last January.
No Kings’ is back with a vengeance
🌍✊ From San Diego to London, from New York to Sputh Korea – thousands are marching in solidarity across borders. Different languages, same message: people everywhere are standing up for justice, peace, and human dignity. No Kings✌️❤️ #GlobalSolidarity #Protest #UnitedForChange pic.twitter.com/byq5WWwy2p
– Michelle Weiss (@WithLoveWeRise) October 18, 2025
This is the second edition of the “No Kings” mobilization, after the one held on June 14.
The event coincided with the President’s birthday and, according to the organizers, gathered some five million people.
The new day of protests is taking place in a climate of growing political tension.
Marked by Trump’s decision to deploy the military in several cities governed by the Democratic opposition, with the argument of fighting crime and supporting the work of immigration agents.
Among the most emblematic rallying points are Times Square in New York, the Capitol in Washington and downtown Chicago, where protests against immigration raids have taken place in recent weeks.
Global protests against Trump
🚨BREAKING🚨:🇺🇸 #NoKings Protest Takes Over Times Square NYC 🗽🪧
Thousands gather in New York’s Times Square for the nationwide “No Kings” protests against what organizers say are authoritarian actions by the Trump administration. Events are planned in all 50 states today. pic.twitter.com/eTUxiXKRlA
– The_Independent (@TheIndeWire) October 18, 2025
Protests were also called in other major cities such as Atlanta, Boston, Honolulu, Houston, Nashville, New Orleans, San Diego and San Francisco.
In solidarity with the “No Kings” call, this Saturday, there were rallies in European capitals such as Berlin, Paris and Rome.
The protests bring together a wide variety of demands, from opposition to immigration raids and health care cuts.
Right down to the rejection of the militarization of cities or redistricting changes that seek to ensure a Republican victory in next year’s midterm elections.
For his part, Trump is spending the day at his private mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, with no official agenda and plans to return to Washington on Sunday.
A peaceful convocation
BREAKING: This is in Trump’s back yard. Washington DC No Kings Day Protest. This is just the start of the day.
It is absolutely unbelievable how many people are turning out for this. I love how everyone is staying peaceful. It’s exactly what Trump doesn’t want. pic.twitter.com/xHuCHguAyg
– Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 18, 2025
Many “No Kings” protesters carry U.S. flags and yellow garments, a color used in other peaceful movements – such as the 2019 Hong Kong protests.
And they also wear animal costumes to maintain a relaxed atmosphere.
The convening platform, made up of some two hundred organizations, stressed the peaceful nature of the mobilization and recalled – on its website – that weapons are prohibited.
However, several Republican leaders warned of possible unrest and Texas Governor Gregg Abbott, a Trump ally, ordered the deployment of the National Guard in Austin to prevent violent acts.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, called the demonstration a display of “hatred against the United States.”
Led – he said – by Hamas sympathizers and members of the anti-fascist movement (Antifa), recently declared by Trump as a terrorist group.
Trump defends himself: ‘I am not a king’.
The name of the “No Kings” movement alludes to the perception that the president acts as a monarch.
And remember that the United States was founded in 1776 on the rejection of the absolute power of a sovereign.
“They say I behave like a king. I’m not a king,” Trump said in an interview with Fox Business published Friday.
The president also suggested that the Democrats delayed the budget negotiations to reopen the federal administration, paralyzed since October 1 for lack of funds, in order to encourage the protest.
From the opposition, Democrats accuse Trump of jeopardizing the First Amendment of the Constitution, which protects free speech, by his alleged attempt to silence demonstrations and silence critical voices.
Kimmel compares protests to the Revolution
One of the most symbolic events occurred when the White House pushed to cancel comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s show.
This for his mockery of the Republican reaction to the September murder of ultra-conviction activist and close Trump supporter Charlie Kirk.
Kimmel, whose show returned to the air after a week’s suspension, on Thursday compared the “No Kings” mobilization to the U.S. Revolution that culminated in the country’s independence.
“There is nothing more American than a political protest. The American Revolution was a protest. Not Kings!” said Kimmel in his monologue.
With information from EFE
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