Overview

• Organizers said roughly 2,500–2,700 events were held across all 50 states, claiming turnout in the millions with some estimates near 7 million that have not been independently verified.
• Police and local officials reported that demonstrations were largely peaceful in most cities, with few significant incidents or arrests.
• Republican leaders denounced the movement, as House Speaker Mike Johnson labeled it a “hate America” protest and allies linked participants to extremist groups, while President Trump said, “I am not a king.”
• Some jurisdictions tightened security, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered National Guard deployment in Austin as a precaution.
• The broad coalition behind No Kings, including Indivisible, Public Citizen, the ACLU and MoveOn, emphasized rights briefings and de-escalation training while protesting ICE raids, federal troop deployments and what they call an authoritarian turn during a partial government shutdown.