No Kings protests — ‘Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go’
Massive demonstrations took place across the US and in European cities, including Berlin, Paris, Brussels, London, Madrid and Helsinki, on Saturday, 18 October, against the administration of US President Donald Trump. The No Kings demonstrations, which Republicans have called ‘Hate America rallies’, attracted huge crowds of civilians who protested against Trump’s policies.
A person holds a placard depicting US President Donald Trump during a 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago, 18 October. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA)
'No Kings' protesters march in Los Angeles, California, on 18 October. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA) A 'No Kings' march in Los Angeles on Saturday, opposing authoritarian overreach and threats to democracy under US President Donald Trump. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA) 'No Kings' protesters at Grand Park in Los Angeles bear aloft a giant, inflatable baby Donald Trump. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA) A 'No Kings' protester dressed in a taco costume in Grand Park in Los Angeles. 'Taco' is shorthand for 'Trump always chickens out'. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA) A 'No Kings' protester dressed as Trump rallies in Grand Park, Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA) 'No Kings' protesters, including clergy from Clergy Laity United for Economic Justice, rally outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA) A 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA) A person wearing a dinosaur costume at a 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA) 'No Kings' protesters on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, with the US Capitol in the background. (Photo: Luke Johnson / EPA) A placard depicting Trump and reading 'Stop the Turd Reich' is displayed during the 'No Kings' protest in Chicago. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA) Making a point with a punning poster at a 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA) A 'No Kings' protest in New York, one of more than 2,700 held across the US on Saturday. (Photo: Angelina Katsanis / EPA) A participant in a 'No Kings' rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: Clemens Bilan / EPA) A 'No Kings' rally in front of the US embassy in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo: Frederic Sierakowski / EPA) A participant in the 'No Kings' protest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a US territory. (Photo: Thais Llorca / EPA) Demonstrators march in a 'No Kings' protest in Los Angeles. (Photo: Kyle Grillot / EPA)
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440597.jpg "'No Kings' protesters march in Los Angeles, California, on 18 October. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440595.jpg "A 'No Kings' march in Los Angeles on Saturday, opposing authoritarian overreach and threats to democracy under US President Donald Trump. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440594.jpg "'No Kings' protesters at Grand Park in Los Angeles bear aloft a giant, inflatable baby Donald Trump. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440591.jpg "A 'No Kings' protester dressed in a taco costume in Grand Park in Los Angeles. 'Taco' is shorthand for 'Trump always chickens out'. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440581.jpg "A 'No Kings' protester dressed as Trump rallies in Grand Park, Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440570.jpg "'No Kings' protesters, including clergy from Clergy Laity United for Economic Justice, rally outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Jill Connelly / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440310.jpg "A 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440294.jpg "A person wearing a dinosaur costume at a 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440293.jpg "'No Kings' protesters on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, with the US Capitol in the background. (Photo: Luke Johnson / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13439764.jpg "A placard depicting Trump and reading 'Stop the Turd Reich' is displayed during the 'No Kings' protest in Chicago. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13439751.jpg "Making a point with a punning poster at a 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13439601.jpg "A 'No Kings' protest in New York, one of more than 2,700 held across the US on Saturday. (Photo: Angelina Katsanis / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13439238.jpg "A participant in a 'No Kings' rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: Clemens Bilan / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13439207.jpg "A 'No Kings' rally in front of the US embassy in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo: Frederic Sierakowski / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13440537.jpg "A participant in the 'No Kings' protest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a US territory. (Photo: Thais Llorca / EPA)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13125493.jpg "Demonstrators march in a 'No Kings' protest in Los Angeles. (Photo: Kyle Grillot / EPA)")
A person holds a placard depicting US President Donald Trump during a 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago, 18 October. (Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich / EPA)