{"id":168573,"date":"2025-10-19T02:32:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T02:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/photos-no-kings-protests-against-trump-administration-return-nationwide-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T02:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T02:32:48","slug":"photos-no-kings-protests-against-trump-administration-return-nationwide-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/photos-no-kings-protests-against-trump-administration-return-nationwide-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: 'No Kings' protests against Trump administration return nationwide – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Protesters flooded into streets chanting, marching and waving homemade signs.
Crowds gathered Saturday in cities across the United States \u2014 and overseas \u2014 for No Kings rallies <\/a>in protest of President Donald Trump\u2019s administration and to call for the defense of First Amendment rights.
Protesters from Los Angeles to New York \u2014 including in Chicago, Washington, D.C, and Austin, Texas \u2014 flooded into streets chanting, marching and waving homemade signs, including some that proclaimed \u201cWe want all of the government to work\u201d and \u201cMake America Good Again.\u201d
Speeches were shared, music blared, and some donned Halloween costume in the cross-country rallies<\/a> that demanded the protection of Constitutional rights, which they say is under attack by the Trump administration.
Organizers said nearly 7 million people turned out Saturday to more than 2,700 No Kings protests across the U.S.
Politicians joined the rallies encouraging people to fight for democracy.
In Washington D.C., Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Chris Murphy of Connecticut spoke. Bill Nye<\/a>, the beloved children\u2019s show host, also gave a speech slamming Trump and his cabinet for failing to accept \u201cbasic scientific facts.\u201d
\u201cThey do not promote the progress of science. They suppress it, to the detriment of our health, well being, and international competitiveness,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a formula for failure.\u201d
Fired U.S. Agency for International Development workers also joined the No Kings rally at the capital, including Amanda Nature.
Nature, 41, of Washington told NBC News: \u201cThe common adage is that 50% of the country voted for this. But 50% of the country didn\u2019t vote for a government shutdown and the dismantlement of the government and services that people rely on.\u201d
In Santa Monica, California, former second gentleman Doug Emhoff shared a photo of himself<\/a> with his son Cole at the No Kings protest.
In Chicago \u2014 where high-profile clashes between residents and federal immigration authorities have unfolded in recent weeks \u2014 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shared a defiant speech.
He called out Trump and Homeland Security adviser Stephen Miller for \u201ccoming for the immigrants, and for Black and brown people, and for LGBTQ people and for their political opponents.\u201d
\u201cHistory will judge us by where we choose to stand right now, today. Future generations will ask: \u2018What did we do when fellow human beings faced persecution? When our rights were being abridged? When our Constitution was under attack?\u2019\u201d Pritzker asked. \u201cThey\u2019ll want to know whether we stood up or we stayed silent.\u201d
Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed thousands at the Boston Common, saying: \u201cStanding up to a wannabe dictator? That is patriotism. Peacefully protesting to protect our democracy? That is patriotism!\u201d
Overall, the protests have been peaceful, though some leaders, including in Texas, have said they would mobilize the National Guard<\/a> to monitor for potential unrest.
Claudia Hern\u00e1ndez is a photo editor for NBC News.
Alis Atwell is a photo editor for NBC News Digital.
Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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