Millions of protesters gathered in major cities across the U.S. and in other parts of the country on Saturday to take part in rallies against President Trump and his administration.
Why it matters: This latest round of protests comes as the government shutdown approaches its third week and opposition to Trump’s military crackdown on Democratic-led cities grows.
Driving the news: More than 2,700 events were planned as part of the ‘No Kings’ protest across 50 states as of Friday, as well as several internationally, including in London, Paris, Rome and Lisbon, Portugal.
- Organizing groups include the American Civil Liberties Union, American Federation of Teachers, 50501, Human Rights Campaign, Indivisible and MoveOn.
Friction point: GOP lawmakers condemned the movement as “a hate America rally” and cast blame on the protests for the continued government shutdown.
- Organizers rebuked the Republicans’ claims.
The intrigue: Protests in 2025 have reached a wider swath of the U.S. than at any other point on record, according to a Thursday report from the Harvard Kennedy School.
- The current protest movement has reached deeper into Trump-voting areas than at almost any time during his first administration, the analysis found. Though those protests tend to be smaller than the nationwide average.
See photos from some of Saturday’s protests below:
New York City
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Boston, Massachusetts
Chicago, Illinois
West Palm Beach, Florida
Washington, D.C.
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