United States of America - October 2025

On 18 October, an estimated 7 million people across all 50 states and about 2,600 locations took part in the ‘No Kings’ protests against President Donald Trump. The peaceful mobilizations, one of the largest in U.S. history and the largest of this century, voiced opposition to the Trump administration’s policies and agenda, including its immigration strategy, the reversal of respect for certain rights and attempts to broaden presidential power. Trump and other government officials attempted to discredit the movement, labelling it ‘anti-American’ and organized by the ‘radical’ left. Despite attempts by some officials to characterize participants as violent, the demonstrations were overwhelmingly peaceful, with only minor clashes involving counter-protesters. The protest surpassed the attendance records of the first ‘No Kings’ protest in June (nearly 6 million people in attendance) and the 2017 Women’s March (nearly 5.3 million in attendance).

Sources: ACLU, CNN, New York Times