According to protest organizers, the “No Kings” movement “is a direct response to Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing $100 million military parade and birthday celebration, an event funded by taxpayers while millions are told there’s no money for Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, or public schools.”

Between activism, election results and protest turnout, the prevailing political winds suggest the backlash to the president is real.

A false Trump post claiming 'I'm still your president' spreads online as anti-authority protests surge, raising fresh misinformation concerns.

Thousands of western Massachusetts residents rallied in the streets on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies, joining the nationwide “No Kings” movement against actions they called authoritarian.

The American Civil Liberties Union, a part of the coalition said in a June 14 statement that more than five million people participated in over 2,100 rallies and protests, Fox News reported. The same number was mentioned by other groups that had put together the protest.

A man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander who later died at the hospital, authorities said Sunday.

Sellers are hawking Army anniversary and "No Kings" T-shirts, hats and other items in a move to cash in on Saturday's military parade and anti-Trump protests.

In Los Angeles, 38 people were arrested downtown on Saturday night, police said Sunday. In Huntington Beach, police arrested a convicted felon they said had a loaded handgun.

Protesters chanted "No kings! No kings! No kings!" during a demonstration at Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Sharlene Anderson delivers remarks during the No Kings rally at Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Dancing, chanting, and activism characterized a significant demonstration conducted by residents of Chico as part of the national 'No Kings' protests on Saturda