Tens of thousands of Americans joined "No Kings" protests across the United States against the Trump administration.

According to protest organizers, the “No Kings” movement “is a direct response to Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing $100 million military parade and birthday celebration, an event funded by taxpayers while millions are told there’s no money for Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, or public schools.”

Demonstrators assemble near Union Station in downtown Ogden on Saturday, June 14, 2025, as part of a "No Kings" protest against the actions of President Donald Trump and his administration.

This also included plenty of people from across the Greater Cincinnati area. Sign up for our Newsletters Among attendees' chief complaints was the military parade hosted in the streets of Washington,

Hundreds turned out for the No Kings Defiance Day rally in Kona on June 14, 2025. The event was part of a nationwide movement expressing opposition to the Trump administration. (Tiffany DeMasters/Big Island Now)