Overview

• Organizers reported that between 4 and 6 million people joined ‘No Kings’ protests in more than 2,000 cities across all 50 states, making it one of the largest single-day demonstrations in U.S. history.
• The protests, backed by groups including Indivisible, the ACLU and the nonprofit 50501, targeted what participants described as President Trump’s slide toward authoritarianism and his immigrant enforcement policies.
• Although mostly peaceful, some demonstrations saw violence, with motorists driving into crowds in Virginia and San Francisco and a fatal shooting at a Salt Lake City rally.
• In Washington, D.C., the $45 million military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Trump’s 79th birthday attracted significantly fewer attendees than the administration’s estimate of 250,000.
• Celebrity participation—from Jimmy Kimmel to Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon—underscored the protests’ broad appeal and the administration’s divisive impact on public sentiment.