Trending Now - Nationwide "no Kings" Protests Include Minnesota Rally

WHO:

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders

President Donald Trump

Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO

Becky Pringle, NEA president

Indivisible, ACLU, American Federation of Teachers, Common Defense, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters, National Education Association (NEA), National Nurses United, Public Citizen, Service Employees International Union, United We Dream, 50501

WHAT:

More than 3,000 No Kings events planned across the United States on March 28, 2026

Previous No Kings demonstrations included over 2,100 in June 2025 and over 2,700 in October 2025

The No Kings NYC protest is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET and end at 4 p.m. ET on March 28, 2026

Over 1,000 No Kings marches planned nationwide

The October 18, 2025 protest drew over 300,000 people in Manhattan and Times Square

WHERE:

Minnesota State Capitol, Minneapolis, Minnesota

New York City, New York

Locations across New Jersey, including North Jersey, Central Jersey, South Jersey, and near Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore

Major cities for No Kings protests include Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, and New Orleans

WHEN:

March 28, 2026, for the No Kings protests

April 1, 2026, is the budget deadline for New York State

March 20, 2026, is when Sanders made a statement regarding the protests

WHY:

Protests are aimed at challenging President Trump's "chaos, corruption, and cruelty"

Organizers cite Trump's authoritarian agenda and attacks on various rights, including LGBTQ rights and immigration policies

The protests are a response to the deployment of ICE agents in Minnesota, which resulted in the deaths of two U.S. citizens

HOW:

The protests are organized as nonviolent demonstrations celebrating free speech and the right to assemble

Organizers are using social media and coalition-building among various advocacy groups to mobilize participants

(UPDATED March 22, 2026 01:42 UTC)

On March 28, 2026, more than 3,000 No Kings events are set to take place across the United States, with major protests scheduled in cities like New York, Washington D.C., and Minneapolis. These demonstrations, organized by a coalition of advocacy groups including GLAAD and the ACLU, aim to challenge President Trump's policies, particularly his approach to immigration and LGBTQ rights, following recent incidents involving ICE agents in Minnesota. The New York City protest will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET, and organizers emphasize that these nonviolent events are a celebration of free speech and the right to assemble.