Overview
- The decentralized No Kings campaign, which staged its third nationwide day Saturday, organized more than 3,000 events across all 50 states with marches in big cities, suburbs, and small towns.
- Protesters said they were responding to immigration crackdowns, the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, rising living costs, and what they see as executive overreach.
- Organizers estimated roughly 8 million participants nationwide, a figure not independently verified and higher than some local public-safety counts reported by news outlets.
- St. Paul hosted the flagship rally, which organizers said drew more than 200,000 and featured Bruce Springsteen, Bernie Sanders, Joan Baez, and Jane Fonda, with tributes to Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed during federal immigration operations in Minnesota.
- Most events were peaceful, though DHS reported injuries to officers and arrests after clashes at federal sites in Los Angeles and authorities reported arrests near Portland’s ICE facility, as the White House dismissed the demonstrations as “Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions.”