Overview

• Organizers and media estimated roughly seven million people joined more than 2,600 demonstrations nationwide, with police reporting largely peaceful events and no arrests in major gatherings in New York and San Diego.
• Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, President Trump called the protests a joke, claimed they were small and unrepresentative, and insisted he is not a king.
• Trump posted a likely AI-generated clip on Truth Social depicting “King Trump” in a fighter jet dumping a brown, feces-like substance on crowds, drawing sharp criticism from opponents and attention from his supporters.
• House Speaker Mike Johnson accused the protests of promoting Marxism and socialism while noting participants appeared nonviolent, underscoring deep partisan divides over the movement.
• Celebrities joined some rallies and organizers signaled continued actions into the 2026 midterms, as Trump and allies referenced using the Insurrection Act and deploying the National Guard in Democratic-led cities.