More than 3,000 protests are expected this Saturday, the 28th, in all 50 U.S. states, in a demonstration against the government of President Donald Trump, primarily regarding the war in Iran and the actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE. More than 9 million people are expected nationwide.
St. Paul, a city in Minnesota, will be the capital of the movement, which has been dubbed “No Kings” (literal translation: no kings). The state capital, Minneapolis, was the epicenter of two fatal incidents in which ICE shot and killed two American citizens.
Organizers said that more than 3,100 demonstrations are expected across the country this Saturday. In St. Paul alone, 100,000 people are expected, including Bruce Springsteen, who will perform “Streets of Minneapolis,” a song he wrote in response to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and in honor of the thousands of Minnesota residents who took to the streets during the American winter.
The singer Joan Baez, actress Jane Fonda, and Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders, along with a long list of other activists and union leaders, are expected to be part of the movement.
The White House dismissed protests across the country as the product of “leftist financing networks” with little real public support.
“The only people who care about these ‘Trump Disorientation Therapy Sessions’ are the reporters paid to cover them,” said White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson in a statement.
Protests are also planned in more than a dozen other countries, from Europe to Latin America and Australia, Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible, the group leading the events, said in an interview. Countries with constitutional monarchies call the protests “No Tyrants.”
The protests come at a time when Trump’s approval ratings hover around 40%, and Democrats are hopeful of gaining ground in the midterm elections.
The No Kings movement has organized other protests over the past year. In June 2025, on the same day Trump scheduled a military parade in Washington to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Army, planned demonstrations took place in cities across the country and internationally, in countries such as Great Britain, Mexico and Germany. The event was dubbed “Day of Resistance” against what was seen as an abuse of power by Trump and his allies.
Four months later, more than seven million people participated in the No Kings Day demonstrations on October 18 in cities across all 50 states, according to organizers.
