Organizers report that over 3,200 events are scheduled in all 50 states, aiming for what they hope will become the largest single-day nonviolent protest in US history. Previous No Kings events drew millions of participants.
Major rallies are set to occur in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Minnesota’s Twin Cities, with organizers indicating that two-thirds of attendees will come from outside major city centers—an almost 40% increase from smaller communities since the movement’s initial mobilization last June.
“The key aspect of this Saturday’s event is not only the number of participants but also their locations,” noted Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, the organization that initiated the No Kings movement last year and facilitated the planning of Saturday’s gatherings.
With midterm elections approaching later this year in the US, organizers have observed a rise in the number of individuals coordinating events and registering to engage in heavily Republican states like Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and Utah. Areas such as Pennsylvania’s Bucks and Delaware counties, as well as East Cobb and Forsyth in Georgia, are experiencing significant spikes in interest, Greenberg mentioned, along with Scottsdale and Chandler in Arizona as examples.
“Voters who influence elections—those who go door-to-door, handle voter registration, and turn protests into real power—are taking to the streets right now, and they are furious,” she stated.
In a statement, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson dismissed the rallies as “Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions,” claiming they only interest journalists.
Saturday will mark the third No Kings Day of Action. The movement began last year on Trump’s birthday, June 14, and attracted an estimated 4 to 6 million people across about 2,100 locations nationwide. The second mobilization in October saw approximately 7 million participants in over 2,700 cities, according to a crowd-sourced analysis by noted data journalist G. Elliott Morris.
The October event was mainly driven by public outrage over a government shutdown, a stringent crackdown by federal immigration authorities, and the deployment of National Guard troops to major cities.
Saturday’s protest coincides with what organizers describe as a call to action against the bombardment of Iran by the US and Israel, a conflict that has lasted for four weeks now.
Deirdre Schifeling, the chief political and advocacy officer for the American Civil Liberties Union, remarked that protests have led to measurable outcomes.
“Whenever we confront President Trump’s abuses of power, like most bullies, he retreats,” she said, highlighting administration reversals following earlier demonstrations over National Guard deployments in Los Angeles and the ICE killings of two American citizens in Minneapolis.
