No Kings Protests Sweep All 50 States as Organizers Count More Than Seven Million Participants at More Than 2,700 Events
On October 18, 2025, "No Kings" protests were held the same day across all 50 U.S. states. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), one of the organizers, said in a statement that evening that more than seven million people had peacefully and lawfully taken part in more than 2,700 events nationwide, sending a clear message to the Trump administration that the American people will not accept attempts to undermine democracy and take away their freedoms.
Deirdre Schifeling, the ACLU's chief political and advocacy officer, said in the statement that millions of people had shown that "we, the people, will not be silenced," coming together in community to exercise their First Amendment rights by peacefully and lawfully protesting President Trump's abuses of power. She said protesters would keep channeling that courage, that the ACLU would do everything in its power to defend freedom of speech, press and assembly, and that no president can take that cornerstone of American democracy away.
The No Kings movement emerged in 2025, holding its first nationwide day of action on June 14; October 18 was its second. The attendance figures are the organizers' own count. (Source: American Civil Liberties Union)
Source: American Civil Liberties Union
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Photo: 图：2025年10月18日，威斯康星州 Milwaukee 的「No Kings」抗议集会现场，抗议者举着标语牌。摄影：Michael Barera，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A No Kings protest rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 18, 2025. Photo by Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
