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Millions turn out nationwide for ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump administration

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Protesters held rallies across the country opposing Trump’s agenda on the day of the president’s military parade. They cap a week of demonstrations against immigration raids that began in Los Angeles and spread nationwide. Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protests were organized by a coalition of groups. John Yang speaks with Lisa Gilbert, the co-president of one of them, Public Citizen. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

There have been rallies across the country opposing President Trump's agenda on the day of the president's military parade.

0:06.3

They cap a week of demonstrations against immigration raids that began in Los Angeles and spread nationwide.

0:12.7

Today's events in about 2,000 cities and towns were organized by the No Kings movement, which calls the administration's actions authoritarian.

0:21.6

There were rallies near Mr. Trump's Mar-Lago residents in West Palm Beach, Florida.

0:26.3

No whites. No KKK. No fascist USA.

0:31.1

In Boston, where it was raining, in Atlanta with proud boy counter-protesters looking on,

0:37.0

and in Philadelphia, the flagship No King's rally.

0:41.2

Local officials urged protesters to demonstrate peacefully and avoid blocking roads.

0:46.1

The No Kings protests were organized by a coalition of groups.

0:49.7

Lisa Gilbert is co-president of one of them, public citizen, a progressive advocacy group. Lisa, what have you

0:55.6

been hearing from across the country about crowd turnout and that sort of thing? It's been amazing.

1:00.4

We've seen, as you mentioned, 2,000 plus events, millions of people turning out peacefully to say

1:06.6

in America, we don't have a king. In America, we're a democracy. It's been amazing and

1:11.7

inspiring, frankly. So no reports of any problems, no violence, no counter-protesters?

1:17.7

Very limited counter-protesting and absolutely no violence. We've been very clear with folks,

1:24.8

all events. Everyone is turning out with the same message that we've seen authoritarian

1:29.5

excess and corruption in the Trump administration, or watching them crack down on free speech,

1:34.8

detaining people for political positions. And that's just not what America is all about.

1:39.8

And people have really hewed to that message and been very clear and safe.

1:43.5

There was no No King's events scheduled for Washington.

1:47.0

Why was that?

1:48.3

That's right.

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