No Kings protests draw large crowds to rally against Donald Trump. 8 hours ago. Sakshi Venkatraman. Large protests against the Trump administration have taken place in cities across the US, marking the third iteration of No Kings rallies.. Event organisers for Saturday’s protests estimate more than 8 million people attended to protest policies imposed by US President Donald Trump, and things like the Iran war, immigration enforcement and the rising cost of living.. “Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant. But this is America, and power belongs to the people – not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies,” organisers said.. A White House spokesperson called the protests “Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions” and said the only people who care “are the reporters who are paid to cover them”.. Getty Images. The BBC is unable to verify attendance figures by organisers. Previous No Kings protests have similarly been estimated in the millions.. Throughout the day on Saturday, demonstrations took place in nearly every major US city. Crowds also gathered in smaller cities and towns across the country – and also in areas outside the US, like Paris and London.. Rallies took over the streets of downtown Washington DC throughout the afternoon, with throngs of people marching through the nation’s capital. Protesters lined the steps of the the Lincoln Memorial and packed the National Mall.. Like in previous iterations of No Kings, protesters held up effigies of Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other officials in the administration, calling for their ousting and arrest.. Getty Images. Getty Images. One of the flagship No Kings protests on Saturday took place in Minnesota, where two American citizens – Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti – were killed by federal immigration agents in January. Their deaths sparked outrage and nationwide protests against the Trump administration’s immigration tactics.. Thousands on Saturday filled the streets with signs and a plethora of high-profile Democrats also took a stage outside the State Capitol building in St Paul.. Bruce Springsteen also took the stage and performed his anti-immigration enforcement song titled, “Streets of Minneapolis”.. Getty Images. Getty Images. Thousands also crowded New York City’s Times Square, marching through Manhattan’s Midtown neighbourhood. Police had to shut down the normally busy streets to make way for crowds.. Actor and director Robert De Niro, who attended the protest in New York City, told the BBC’s Tom Brook that he felt it was imperative to get out and protest against Trump.. “I think more people are starting to see that with this guy, it gets worse and worse and worse every day,” De Niro said of Trump. “Now we’re in a war. The next thing is, what he’ll do is put put troops on the ground. He’s crazy.”. De Niro added: “It’s that simple, and we have to stand up to him, to the regime, fight it with everything. We just got to fight, you know, peacefully, but we have to resist. We have to
