THE NEW YORK TIMES: Demonstrators were expected to rally in more than 2,600 cities and towns for ‘No Kings’ events.
Thousands of protesters gathered in cities and towns across the nation on Saturday to condemn a president they view as acting like a king, part of a daylong mass demonstration against the Trump administration.
By noon, a large crowd had flooded Times Square in New York amid a carnival-like atmosphere with colorful signs, one that announced “I Pledge Allegiance to No King.” Protesters sported costumes, including the inflatable frog ensemble that activists in Portland, Ore., began wearing to poke fun at the White House’s attempt to portray activists as anarchists or domestic terrorists.
“No more Trump!” the crowd chanted as they waved American flags.
Known as No Kings Day, the events are building off a previous demonstration in June that had considerable turnouts at roughly 2,000 rallies in all 50 states. This time, about 600 additional protests were scheduled to take place, a majority of those in rural areas, said Eunic Epstein-Ortiz, the national spokeswoman for the coalition behind the event.
In Atlanta, thousands arrived at a downtown parking lot where the mood was mellow, but attendees expressed frustration over the tactics of the Trump administration. » | Corina Knoll | Saturday, October 18, 2025
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