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Millions of people gathered for protests nationwide to denounce the “totalitarianism” of President Donald Trump’s administration — and they came equipped with clever signs and flashy costumes.
What is expected to be one of the largest peaceful protests in American history, Protesters in cities across the country Organizers marched — from San Francisco to Chicago to New York — to protest what they described as the president’s “totalitarian power grab.” The President insisted that he is “Not the king” In an interview with Fox News on Friday.
Saturday’s mass protest came four months after the first protest “No Kings” protest in June, which was largely peaceful and saw few arrests. Protesters expressed their frustration at the current state of the country through powerful signs and wardrobe choices.
As one protester in Washington, DC declared holding a sign: “Less fascism! More fashion!”
Here are some of the best signs and costumes captured at the “No Kings” protests.
A man attending the rally in the nation’s capital held a placard that read: “All my anger cannot fit on this placard.”
Another D.C. protestor, wearing an inflatable unicorn suit, held a poster that read: “The threat to democracy is real. (I’m not.)”
Meanwhile, in New York City, thousands filled Times Square. Randi Weingarten, union president of the American Federation of Teachers, commented at the public in New York City, Say Crowd in DC: “There are a lot of people who want to fight for our democracy and say there are no kings. And what I’m told right now is that there are more people in Times Square in New York City than there were on New Year’s Eve.”
Last year an estimated one million people watched the ball drop from Times Square, CBS New York Informed. Independent Has sought estimates of voting percentage from the organisers.
A girl protesting in Times Square held a colorful sign that read: “Little girls against big egos.”
Another rally attendee was wearing sunglasses, a hat in support of mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and a yellow shirt with “Antifa” written on it.
A reference to the decentralized anti-fascist movement, which many Trump Administration officials and congressional Republicans He was accused of being responsible for the demonstrations even before they began.
Speaking about the “No Kings” protests, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo on Monday: “This is part of Antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question, who is funding this?”
House Speaker Mike Johnson also Said At a press conference on Wednesday: “We call it the Hate America rally that will be on Saturday. Let’s see who comes to it. I’m sure you’ll see pro-Hamas supporters. I’m sure you’ll see Antifa type people. I’m sure you’ll see Marxists on full display.”
Others claimed to have inflatable frog costumes, a reference to the Portland “antifa frogs” at Frontline. Protest near city’s ICE facility for Oregon Last few weeks. earlier this month, footage The revelation that federal agents pepper-sprayed a protester wearing a frog suit is a ridiculous contrast to the description of protesters by Trump administration officials about liberal city demonstrations.
Several high-profile figures spoke at rallies across the country on Saturday.
In Washington, D.C., Vermont’s independent senator Bernie Sanders addressed the rally crowd, warning that the American experiment is now “in jeopardy.”
He said: “We rejected the divine right of kings in the 1770s. We would not accept the divine right of oligarchs today.”
The president, who spent the day in Palm Beach, Florida, had not publicly addressed the issue of the protests at the time of publication.
As prominent Republicans denounced ‘No Kings’ events as ‘Hate America’ rallies, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Friday that the protests were “as American as motherhood, baseball and apple pie.” Some protesters added a few other foods to that list, including a hot dog in Nashville and a lobster in Boston.
In Birmingham, Alabama, a protester shows up with a taco-shaped hat.
Tasty Accessories appears to be a reference to the term “”.Taco” for less “Trump Always Chickens Out.” Some Wall Street traders were the first to use it Acronyms To describe the President’s wavering policy on tariff threats. For example, after they unveiled their so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs in April, the market dropped and then rose so quickly. record height The following week, when he ordered a 90-day pause.
