Published March 28, 2026
Demonstrators are taking to the streets in cities across the United States for the first “No Kings” protests since the U.S.-Israel war against Iran began a month ago.
Saturday’s march and rally marks the third wave of nationwide “No Kings” protests since President Donald Trump took office for a second term.
According to the No Kings website, more than 3,300 events are planned in all 50 states, with large crowds expected in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Similar events are held internationally in cities such as Rome, Paris and Berlin.
But organizers are aiming to rally voters outside the nation’s major metropolitan areas, which tend to skew conservative. Roughly two-thirds of attendees are expected to attend events outside major city centres, it said.
“What will determine this Saturday’s mobilization is not just how many people are protesting, but where they are protesting,” said Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, a progressive nonprofit that started the No Kings movement last year.
However, the main event will be held in Minnesota’s Minneapolis-St. Paul area, known as the Twin Cities.
The state became the focus of President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown in December when he launched Operation Metro Surge.
The operation saw more than 3,000 federal immigration agents rush to the Twin Cities and was accused of using excessive force to conduct deportation raids.
In January, investigators shot and killed two Americans, Alex Preti and Renee Nicole Goode, sparking national outrage and calls for reform. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed as a result of the operation, which ended in February.
Saturday’s protests will commemorate these deaths in Minnesota and feature speeches, concerts and appearances from activists, labor leaders and politicians.
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders is scheduled to address attendees, and rock icon Bruce Springsteen will perform alongside folk singer Joan Baez.
Already early Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., marchers were gathering around landmarks such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, holding signs and waving papier-mâché statues of the Trump administration.
The last two “No Kings” marches were held in June and October, and were attended by millions of people. President Trump responded to the protests in October by posting an AI-generated video of himself scattering feces on demonstrators.
The United States is currently in the midst of campaigning for the crucial midterm elections in November, in which President Trump’s Republican Party will try to maintain its majority in both houses of Congress.
