Crowds gathered Saturday in cities across the United States — and overseas — for No Kings rallies in protest of President Donald Trump’s administration.
Protesters took to the streets in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas — chanting, marching, and waving signs, including some that read “We want all of the government to work” and “Make America Good Again.”
Organizers said nearly 7 million people turned out Saturday to more than 2,700 No Kings protests across the U.S. — 2 million more than at the previous round of rallies in June.
In Washington, D.C., Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Chris Murphy of Connecticut spoke.
In Santa Monica, California, former second gentleman Doug Emhoff shared a photo of himself with his son, Cole, at the No Kings protest.
In Chicago, Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker called out Trump White House adviser Stephen Miller for “coming for the immigrants, and for Black and brown people, and for LGBTQ people and for their political opponents.”
“History will judge us by where we choose to stand right now, today. Future generations will ask: ‘What did we do when fellow human beings faced persecution? When our rights were being abridged? When our Constitution was under attack?’” Pritzker asked. “They’ll want to know whether we stood up or stayed silent.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed those at a massive rally in Boston.
Standing up to a wannabe dictator? That is patriotism. Peacefully protesting to protect our democracy? That is patriotism,” she said.
